(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.
adenohypersthenia
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenopharyngitis
adenotyphoid
adenotyphus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
aepyornithidae
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.
anthomyiidae
anthrahydroquinone
anthropodeoxycholic
antimethodically
appendorontgenography
arthroendoscopy
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
bisdimethylamino
blepharosyndesmitis
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
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
chondrichthyes
chondrocyte
chondrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
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
conchyliated
conchyliated
adj
(historical) Of a purple colour, distinguished by Pliny from Tyrian purple and amethystine.
cricothyroidean
crotonaldehyde
crotonaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis
cryptobranchidae
cynopithecidae
cynopithecoid
cyproheptadine
cyproheptadine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular antihistaminic, anticholinergic and antiserotonergic agent.
dacryocystoblennorrhea
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
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
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
dehydrogenization
dehydrogenization
noun
dehydrogenation
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
demethylation
demethylation
noun
(chemistry) The removal of one or more methyl groups from a molecule.
demethylchlortetracycline
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
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
dermatophony
desiodothyroxine
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
diaphanometry
diaphanotype
diaphanotype
noun
(dated) A colour photograph produced by superimposing a translucent coloured positive over a strong uncoloured one.
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.
dictyosiphonaceae
dictyosiphonaceous
diethylaminoethanol
diethylethanolamine
diethylethanolamine
noun
A precursor chemical to procaine, prepared commercially by the reaction of diethylamine and ethylene oxide.
diethylmalonylurea
dihydroergotamine
dihydroergotamine
noun
(pharmacology) An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.
dihydronaphthalene
dihydronaphthalene
noun
dialin
dihydronicotine
dihydrostreptomycin
dihydrostreptomycin
Noun
A particular antibiotic.
dihydroxyacetone
dihydroxyacetone
noun
(biochemistry) The only ketotriose
(organic chemistry) The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses
dihydroxytoluene
dimethoxymethane
dimethoxymethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A clear colourless flammable liquid with a low boiling point, low viscosity, and excellent dissolving power, the dimethyl acetal of formaldehyde.
dimethylamino
dimethylamino
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical (CH₃)₂N- derived from dimethylamine
dimethylcarbinol
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketone
dimethylnitrosamine
dimethylnitrosamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The alkyl nitrosamine, (CH₃)₂N-N=O, found in tobacco smoke; it is carcinogenic
dinitrophenylhydrazine
dinitrophenylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic azines, but especially 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine that is used as a reagent in the analysis of aldehydes and ketones
diphenoxylate
diphenoxylate
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
diphenylhydantoin
diphenylhydantoin
noun
phenytoin
diphenylquinomethane
diphenylthiourea
dishonestly
dishonestly
adv
In a dishonest manner.
dishonesty
dishonesty
noun
(countable) An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.
(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
(uncountable, obsolete) Shamefulness, disgrace.
dolhenty
doryanthes
downheartedly
downheartedly
adv
In a downhearted manner
dryopithecinae
dryopithecine
dryopithecine
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, the primate genus Dryopithecus, considered to be relatives of both humans and apes.
noun
(zoology) Any member of this genus of primates
duodenocholecystostomy
duodenocholedochotomy
duodenocholedochotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the duodenum and common bile duct
dynamometamorphic
dynamometamorphism
dynamometamorphosed
dyotheletian
ectodynamomorphic
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
encephalomyocarditis
encephalomyocarditis
noun
(veterinary medicine) A viral disease afflicting pigs and some non-human primates, attacking muscle tissue and the central nervous system.
endocrinopathy
endocrinopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the endocrine system
endocrinotherapy
endocrinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease by administration of hormones produced by the endocrine glands
endoerythrocytic
endoerythrocytic
adj
Inside an erythrocyte
endolabyrinthitis
endolymphatic
endolymphatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endophyte
endophyte
noun
Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
endophytically
endophytically
adv
In an endophytic manner
endophytous
endotheliocyte
endotheliocyte
noun
An endothelial leukocyte.
endotheliolysin
endotheliolytic
endotheliomyoma
endotheliomyxoma
endothermically
endothermically
adv
In an endothermic manner
endothermy
endothermy
noun
(biology) A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism
endothys
enteradenography
enterohydrocele
epidermophyton
epigonichthyidae
erythrodegenerative
erythrodegenerative
adj
Relating to degeneration of the red blood cells.
erythrodextrin
erythrodextrin
noun
(chemistry) A dextrin which gives a red colour with iodine.
ethnodicy
ethyldichloroarsine
ethyldichloroarsine
noun
A highly toxic organoarsenic compound with the chemical formula CH₃CH₂AsCl₂, historically used in chemical warfare.
ethylenoid
ethylhydrocupreine
ethylhydrocupreine
noun
A chemical used in cell culture to distinguish Streptococcus pneumoniae from other alpha-hemolytic streptococci such as Streptococcus viridans.
extrathermodynamic
extrathermodynamic
adj
Outside of the realm of thermodynamics.
grandmotherly
grandmotherly
adj
Having the characteristics of a grandmother.
In the manner of a grandmother.
halocynthiidae
hardystonite
hardystonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare purple fluorescent silicate mineral.
headstrongly
headstrongly
adv
In a headstrong manner.
hedonistically
hedonistically
adv
In a hedonistic manner.
hemadynamometer
hemadynamometer
noun
An instrument by which the pressure of the blood in the arteries, or veins, is measured by the height to which it will raise a column of mercury.
hematodynamics
hematodynamometer
hemodynameter
hepaticoduodenostomy
hepaticoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) Synonym of hepatoduodenostomy
hepatoduodenostomy
hepatoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening from the liver into the duodenum.
hepatodynia
hepatodynia
Noun
pain in the liver
hepatodysentery
hepatodysentery
noun
(medicine, pathology) Dysentery associated with any illness or affliction of the liver.
heterodyne
heterodyne
adj
Of two oscillations: having two slightly different frequencies such that, when combined, they produce a beat
noun
Either the sum or difference of the two oscillations
The beat so produced
verb
To change the frequency of a signal by such a process