(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenohypersthenia
adenohypophyseal
adenohypophyseal
adj
Alternative form of adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenohypophysis
adenohypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction.
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenopharyngeal
adenopharyngitis
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenophyma
adenotyphoid
adenotyphus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
aepyornithidae
aerohydrodynamic
aerohydrodynamic
adj
Acting by the force of air and water.
aerohydroplane
aerothermodynamic
aerothermodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
aminobenzaldehyde
aminodiphenyl
amphicyonidae
amygdophenin
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anhydroglocose
anhydromyelia
anhydroxime
anthomyiidae
anthrahydroquinone
anthropodeoxycholic
antimethodically
appendorontgenography
archdeaconry
archdeaconry
noun
The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
arthroendoscopy
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
azodiphenyl
benzalphenylhydrazone
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
benzhydroxamic
benzohydrol
benzoiodohydrin
bisdimethylamino
blepharosyndesmitis
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brachypodine
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
callorhynchidae
carbohydrogen
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
chalcedony
chalcedony
noun
A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
chalcedonyx
chalcedonyx
noun
(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
chemicodynamic
chlamydomonadaceae
chlamydomonadidae
chloranhydride
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
chlorohydroquinone
chlorprophenpyridamine
cholecystoduodenostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the duodenum
choledochoduodenostomy
choledochoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the common bile duct to part of the duodenum
choledochoenterostomy
chondrectomy
chondrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of cartilage
chondrenchyma
chondrichthyes
chondrocyte
chondrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
chondroepiphysis
chondroepiphysis
noun
epiphyseal cartilage
chondrogeny
chondromyces
chondropharyngeal
chondropharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cartilaginous part (especially of the hyoid bone) of the pharynx
chondropharyngeus
chondrophyte
chondrophyte
noun
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chondropterygii
chondropterygious
chrysohermidin
chrysoidine
chrysoidine
noun
A yellow-orange crystalline dye, C₆H₅N₂.C₆H₃(NH₂)₂.
Any of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoidine.
chrysomonadales
chrysomonadine
chrysomonadine
noun
Alternative form of chrysomonad
cineangiocardiography
cineangiocardiography
noun
cinematographic angiocardiography
cineradiography
cineradiography
noun
(medicine) cinematography of working internal organs, normally using X-rays
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
conchyliated
conchyliated
adj
(historical) Of a purple colour, distinguished by Pliny from Tyrian purple and amethystine.
conhydrine
conhydrine
noun
(organic chemistry) A vegetable alkaloid, C₈H₁₇NO, found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum).
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
coryphaenidae
coryphaenoid
coryphaenoididae
cricothyroidean
crotonaldehyde
crotonaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis
cryptobranchidae
cyanephidrosis
cyanohermidin
cyclohexadienyl
cyclohexadienyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from cyclohexadiene.
cylindrocephalic
cynopithecidae
cynopithecoid
cyproheptadine
cyproheptadine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular antihistaminic, anticholinergic and antiserotonergic agent.
dacryoblenorrhea
dacryocystoblennorrhea
dahomeyan
dahomeyan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the state of Dahomey (later, Benin).
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Dahomey.
decahydronaphthalene
decahydronaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic cycloalkane consisting of two fused cyclohexane rings; it is used as an industrial solvent
dehydration
dehydration
noun
The act or process of removing water from something.
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.
dehydrations
dehydrations
noun
plural of dehydration
dehydrochlorinase
dehydrochlorinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a dehydrochlorination reaction
dehydrochlorinate
dehydrochlorination
dehydrochlorination
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction in which the elements of hydrogen chloride are removed from a molecule
dehydrocorticosterone
dehydrocorticosterone
noun
(organic chemistry) The steroid 11-dehydrocorticosterone that is active in the adrenal cortex
dehydrocorydaline
dehydroffrozen
dehydrofreezing
dehydrofreezing
noun
The preservation of food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
verb
present participle of dehydrofreeze
dehydrofrozen
dehydrogenase
dehydrogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
dehydrogenate
dehydrogenate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To remove hydrogen from (a substance).
dehydrogenated
dehydrogenated
adj
That has been treated by dehydrogenation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenates
dehydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenating
dehydrogenating
adj
That undergoes or produces dehydrogenation
verb
present participle of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenation
dehydrogenation
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.
dehydrogenisation
dehydrogenise
dehydrogenise
verb
Alternative spelling of dehydrogenize
dehydrogenised
dehydrogenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenise
dehydrogeniser
dehydrogenising
dehydrogenising
verb
present participle of dehydrogenise
dehydrogenization
dehydrogenization
noun
dehydrogenation
dehydrogenize
dehydrogenize
verb
To dehydrogenate.
dehydrogenized
dehydrogenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenize
dehydrogenizer
dehydroretinol
dehydroretinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2.
dehydrosparteine
dehydrotestosterone
dehydrotestosterone
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several isomeric steroids related to testosterone.
dehypnotize
dehypnotize
verb
To release from a hypnotic state.
dehypnotized
dehypnotized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehypnotize
dehypnotizing
dehypnotizing
verb
present participle of dehypnotize
deinonychus
deinonychus
noun
A medium agile dinosaur, of the genus Deinonychus, of the Cretaceous period, characterized by having a large, curved claw on each hind foot.
demethylation
demethylation
noun
(chemistry) The removal of one or more methyl groups from a molecule.
demethylchlortetracycline
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
demythologisation
demythologisation
noun
Alternative form of demythologization
demythologising
demythologising
verb
present participle of demythologise
demythologization
demythologization
noun
The act of demythologizing, or something demythologized.
The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.
demythologizations
demythologizations
noun
plural of demythologization
demythologizing
demythologizing
verb
present participle of demythologize
dendrochronologically
dendrochronologically
adv
by the use of, or with reference to dendrochronology
dendrochronology
dendrochronology
noun
(biology, archaeology) The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.