(anatomy) Relating to the costal cartilage and the sternum
chordacentrous
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
endobronchitis
endotracheitis
hedonistically
hedonistically
adv
In a hedonistic manner.
hematodynamics
hydrocortisone
hydrocortisone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone C₂₁H₃₀O₅ produced by the adrenal cortex upon stimulation by ACTH that mediates various metabolic processes (such as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties, and whose levels in the blood may become elevated in response to physical or psychological stress. It is used medicinally to treat inflammation resulting from eczema and rheumatism.
hydromagnetics
hydromagnetics
noun
magnetohydrodynamics
methodicalness
methodicalness
noun
The property of being methodical.
nephrectomised
nephrectomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nephrectomise
nonfeldspathic
nonfeldspathic
adj
Not feldspathic.
nonschematized
ornithoscelida
osteochondroma
osteochondroma
noun
(medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage
osteochondrous
osteochondrous
adj
Synonym of osteocartilaginous
perichondritis
perichondritis
noun
(medicine) inflammation of the perichondrium
perisphinctoid
perisphinctoid
noun
(paleontology) Any member of the Perisphinctoidea superfamily of ammonites.
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thermodynamics
thermodynamics
noun
(physics) The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
trisoctahedron
trisoctahedron
noun
(crystallography) A solid of the isometric system bounded by 24 equal faces, three corresponding to each face of an octahedron.
