(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abeyancies
abeyancies
noun
plural of abeyancy
absolutistically
absolutistically
adv
In an absolutist manner.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
abyssobenthonic
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acalycinous
acalycinous
adj
Acalycine.
acantholysis
acantholysis
noun
(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
accessability
accessability
noun
Misspelling of accessibility.
accessarily
accessarily
adv
In the manner of an accessary.
accessaryship
accessaryship
noun
(law) The condition of being an accessary.
accessibility
accessibility
noun
(computing, web design) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.
The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
accessibly
accessibly
adv
In an accessible manner.
accessively
accessively
adv
(obsolete) Forcibly, aggressively.
In a manner relating to access.
Misspelling of excessively.
accessorily
accessorily
adv
In the manner of an accessory; auxiliarily.
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
acerbityacerose
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetosalicylic
acetosity
acetosity
noun
The quality of being acetous; sourness.
acetylasalicylic
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylrosaniline
acetylsalicylate
acetylsalicylate
noun
(organic chemistry) the acetyl derivative of salicylate; any salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid
acetylsalicylic
acetylsalicylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic hydroxyl has been acetylated.
achromatolysis
achromatolysis
noun
(cytology) dissolution of achromatin
acidolysis
acidolysis
noun
(chemistry) Decomposition of a molecule under the influence of an acid.
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acidulously
acidulously
adv
In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
acoustically
acoustically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of acoustics.
(manner) In an acoustic manner, or using an acoustic musical instrument.
acquiescency
acquiescency
noun
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrisy
acrisy
noun
(obsolete, medicine) An inability to judge the outcome of a disease
acroasphyxia
acroasphyxia
noun
(pathology) Impaired circulation to the fingers
acrobystitis
acrocyanosis
acrocyanosis
noun
(pathology) A persistent blue or cyanotic discoloration of the digits, most commonly occurring in the hands although also occurring in the face and feet as well.
acroparalysis
acroparalysis
noun
Paralysis of the extremities.
acrostically
acrostically
adv
In the manner of an acrostic.
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
acrylics
acrylics
noun
plural of acrylic
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinomyces
actinomyces
noun
A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.
actinomycese
actinomycesous
actinomycestal
actinomycetales
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinomycins
actinomycins
noun
plural of actinomycin
actinomycosis
actinomycosis
noun
(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
actinomycosistic
actinophrys
actinopterygious
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
actinostereoscopy
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
acyanopsia
acyanopsia
noun
Alternative form of acyanopia
acyesis
acyesis
noun
(medicine) The inability to conceive; sterility.
(medicine) The state of not being pregnant.
acyloins
acyloins
noun
plural of acyloin
acystia
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
adenomycosis
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
aecidiomycetes
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerodynamics
aerodynamics
noun
The aerodynamic properties of a particular object (typically a car)
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere
aeroelasticity
aeroelasticity
noun
(physics, countable) The effect of aerodynamic load on a given structure.
(physics, uncountable) The scientific study of the effect of aerodynamic loads on structures.
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aerophysicist
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aeroscopically
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
aesthetically
aesthetically
adv
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agnostically
agnostically
adv
In an agnostic manner; not having or expressing a firm opinion on something.
Toward, or from the perspective of, agnosticism.
agonistically
agonistically
adv
In an agonistic manner
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
alcoholysis
alcoholysis
noun
(organic chemistry) Solvolysis using an alcohol.
alcyonarians
alcyonarians
noun
plural of alcyonarian
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
allosterically
allosterically
adv
In an allosteric manner
With regard to allostery
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
ambisyllabic
ambisyllabic
adj
(phonology, of a consonant) Acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable.
amblyacousia
amoxycillins
amoxycillins
noun
plural of amoxycillin
ampelosicyos
amphicondylous
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphicyrtous
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
ampycides
amurcosity
amyloclastic
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylophosphoric
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anabaptistically
anacalypsis
anacatadidymus
anachronistically
anachronistically
adv
In an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism.
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anaesthetically
anaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of anesthetically
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analyticities
analyticities
noun
plural of analyticity
analytics
analytics
noun
Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.
The principles governing any of various forms of analysis.
anamnestically
anamnestically
adv
By means of anamnesis
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anarchosyndicalism
anarchosyndicalism
noun
Alternative form of anarcho-syndicalism
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
ancylostomiasis
ancylostomiasis
noun
Infection by the hookworm Ancylostoma.
anecdysis
anelasticity
anelasticity
noun
The property of being anelastic.
anerythroplastic
anesthetically
anesthetically
adv
In an anesthetic manner
Regarding anesthetics
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
angiocholecystitis
angiocyst
angiodiascopy
angiomyosarcoma
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
anisocotyledonous
anisocotyly
anisocycle
anisocytosis
anisocytosis
noun
(medicine) Significant size variation of blood cells