(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominocystic
abdominocystic
adj
(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.
abdominothoracic
abdominothoracic
adj
Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.
ablastemic
ablastemic
adj
(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
abouchement
abrahamitic
abrahamitic
Adjective
Relating to the patriarch Abraham.
absinthismic
absinthismic
adj
Afflicted with absinthism.
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
abstractionism
abstractionism
noun
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner.
acclimatable
acclimatable
adj
Capable of being acclimated.
acclimatisable
acclimatisable
adj
Alternative form of acclimatizable
acclimatizable
acclimatizable
adj
Capable of being acclimatized
accombination
accombination
noun
(rare) A combining together.
accubitum
accubitum
noun
A bench or sofa for reclining at a table.
A dining hall or refectory.
A round dining table.
accumbent
accumbent
adj
(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetabulum
acetabulum
noun
(anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 2½ Roman ounces of wine and equivalent to about 66 mL although differing slightly over time.
(zootomy) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
(zootomy) One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
(zootomy) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
(zootomy) The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.
acetabulums
acetbromamide
acetobromanilide
acetylaminobenzene
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
achromatizable
achromobacter
achromobacterieae
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
(countable) A raft made from bundles of the stems of this plant.
A large shrub or small tree found in and around water in the African tropics, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, formerly used to make rafts due to its extremely lightweight wood.
ambicolorate
ambicoloration
ambitendencies
ambitendencies
noun
plural of ambitendency
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
amblotic
amblotic
adj
Causing or relating to amblosis; abortifacient.
amblychromatic
amblydactyla
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
amebobacter
amebocyte
amebocyte
noun
Alternative spelling of amoebocyte
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
ametabolic
ametabolic
adj
(entomology) Not undergoing metamorphosis
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
amicability
amicability
noun
The state or quality of being amicable or friendly.
aminobarbituric
amoebobacter
amoebobacterieae
amoebocyte
amoebocyte
noun
A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.
Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
amphibichnite
amphibiontic
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibiotica
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
anatomicobiological
anatomicobiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and biology.
antambulacral
antambulacral
adj
(zoology) Away from the ambulacral region.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
antibromic
antibromic
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
noun
(archaic) Any substance capable of eliminating offensive smells.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
anticombination
anticombination
adj
(historical) Opposing or prohibiting trade unions and collective bargaining by workers.
antimicrobial
antimicrobial
adj
(pharmacology) inhibiting the growth of microbes
(pharmacology) preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes
(pharmacology) tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
noun
an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action
antimicrobic
antimicrobic
adj
antimicrobial
noun
Any antimicrobial agent
antirepublicanism
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
apometabolic
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
aquopentamminecobaltic
arceuthobium
archabomination
archambault
archiblastoma
aristorepublicanism
armbrecht
arthrobacterium
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autocoenobium
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
autosymbiontic
autosymbolic
autosymbolical
autosymbolically
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backmost
backmost
adj
farthest back
backstamp
backstamped
backstamping
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
bacteraemia
bacteraemia
noun
The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.
bacteremia
bacteremias
bacteremias
noun
plural of bacteremia
bacteremic
bacteremic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to or having bacteremia (having bacteria in the blood)
bacteriaemia
bacteriemia
bacteriemia
noun
Alternative form of bacteraemia
bacteriform
bacteriohemolysin
bacteririum
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
balaamitical
balancement
balancement
noun
The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise.
balductum
balductum
adj
(obsolete) nonsensical
noun
(obsolete) senseless talk or writing; balderdash.
a posset
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
balsamitic
balsamiticness
baluchitherium
bambacciata
baphometic
barmcloth
barmcloth
Noun
An apron.
barocyclonometer
barocyclonometer
noun
(nautical) A type of aneroid barometer that has accompanying diagrams and directions that help predict storms
baromacrometer
barometric
barometric
adj
Made or done with a barometer
Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
barometrical
barometrical
adj
(archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
barometrically
barometrically
adv
By means of a barometer
bartramiaceae
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basichromatinic
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
basiparachromatin
bathmic
bathmic
adj
Relating to bathmism.
bathmotropic
bathmotropic
adj
(physiology) That influences the response of tissue to stimuli, especially that of cardiac muscle
bathochromatic
bathochromatic
adj
Alternative form of bathochromic
bathochromatism
bathochrome
bathochromic
bathochromic
adj
(physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a lower frequency
bathochromy
bathychrome
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bathymetrically
bathymetrically
adv
In a bathymetric way
batrachium
batrachospermum
beachmaster
becalmment
becometh
becometh
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of become