(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
abruptedly
abruptedly
adv
Abruptly; by a sudden interruption or transition.
abruptly
abruptly
adv
In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
acalypterae
acalyptrata
acalyptratae
acalyptrate
acalyptrate
adj
Of or pertaining to the Acalyptratae group.
noun
A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
accipitrary
accipitrary
noun
(archaic) A falconer.
acetopyrin
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
acetylperoxide
acetylphenylhydrazine
acetyltropeine
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
acropathy
acropathy
noun
Any disease specific to the extremities.
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinophryan
actinophrys
actinopterygian
actinopterygian
adj
Of the nature of fish of the class Actinopterygii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
actinopterygii
actinopterygious
actinostereoscopy
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
adenohypersthenia
adenopharyngitis
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aepyornithidae
aepyornithiformes
aerocartography
aerocartography
noun
The making of maps based on an aerial survey of the terrain.
aerohydropathy
aerohydrotherapy
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophotography
aerophotography
noun
aerial photography
aerophysicist
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
aeroporotomy
aerotherapy
aerotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapy that uses some form of air
aetiotropically
afterplay
afterplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the erotic acts done after finishing sex.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
(historical) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
albitophyre
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alimentotherapy
allelotropy
allocryptic
allopatrically
allopatrically
adv
In an allopatric manner
With regard to allopatry
allopatry
allopatry
noun
(biology) The condition of being allopatric.
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
allotropically
allotropically
adv
With regard to allotropy
allotropicity
allotropicity
noun
The property of being allotropic.
allotropy
allotropy
noun
(chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.
alloxyproteic
alogotrophy
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
altropathy
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
ammotherapy
amorphophyte
amorphophyte
noun
Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
ampherotoky
amphicyrtic
amphicyrtous
amphikaryotic
amphiphithyra
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphistylar
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphithyra
amphithyron
amphithyrons
amphitryon
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amygdalothripsis
amyotrophia
amyotrophia
noun
Alternative form of amyotrophy
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
amyotrophy
amyotrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of muscles
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anaemotropy
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anaeroplasty
anaglyptograph
anaglyptograph
noun
An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaglyptography
anaglyptography
noun
The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; used in representing coins, bas reliefs, etc.
anapterygota
anapterygote
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anastrophy
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
anemometrographically
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angiohypertonia
angioparalytic
angiostrophy
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anisotropically
anisotropically
adv
in an anisotropic manner; in such a way as to depend upon direction
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
ankyloproctia
anomalopteryx
anomalotrophy
anopisthographically
anorthographically
anorthography
anorthophyre
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
anteroposteriorly
anteroposteriorly
adv
(biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
anteropygal
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
anthrapyridine
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
anthropocentrically
anthropocentrically
adv
In an anthropocentric manner.
anthropocentricity
anthropocentricity
noun
The quality of being anthropocentric.
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropogeography
anthropogeography
noun
(anthropology) The study of the geographical distribution of humankind and the relationship between human beings and their environment
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropography
anthropography
noun
The branch of anthropology that deals with the geographical distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which deals historically with the origin and filiation of races and nations.
anthropolatry
anthropolatry
noun
The worship of a human or humans.
anthropologically
anthropologically
adv
In a manner which pertains to anthropology.
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
anthropomancy
anthropomancy
noun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropometry
anthropometry
noun
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
anthropomorphically
anthropomorphically
adv
In an anthropomorphic manner.
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropomorphology
anthropomorphology
noun
(biology) Human morphology.
(biology) The study of human morphology.
(religion) The attribution of human characteristics to God.
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthroponomy
anthroponomy
noun
(anthropology) The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and the environment.