(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
absentmindedness
absentmindedness
noun
Alternative form of absent-mindedness
acclimatizations
acclimatizations
noun
plural of acclimatization
accommodationist
accommodationist
noun
Someone who tries to accommodate and compromise with an opposition.
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
acculturationist
acculturationist
noun
A specialist in the study of acculturation.
accumulativeness
accumulativeness
noun
The state or qualities of being accumulative.
acetylrosaniline
achroodextrinase
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
actinobacillosis
actinobacillosis
noun
(pathology) A zoonotic disease, most commonly associated with animals, caused by the Actinobacillus bacteria, and which forms radiating structures in the tissues
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinomycosistic
actinopterygious
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenopharyngitis
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
administrational
administrational
adj
(nonstandard) Relating to administration.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
administratrices
administratrices
noun
plural of administratrix
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
aeroenterectasia
affectionateness
affectionateness
noun
The state or quality of being affectionate.
agglutinationist
aggressivenesses
aggressivenesses
noun
plural of aggressiveness
alimentativeness
alimentativeness
noun
The state or quality of being alimentative.
alliterativeness
alliterativeness
noun
The state or quality of being alliterative.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
aminotransferase
aminotransferase
noun
(biochemistry) Transaminase.
amphicarpogenous
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amphisporangiate
anabaptistically
anaesthetization
anaesthetization
noun
The act of anesthetizing
anarchosocialist
anathematisation
anathematisation
noun
Alternative form of anathematization
anerythroplastic
anesthesiologies
anesthesiologist
anesthesiologist
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.
anglocatholicism
anhaematopoiesis
anociassociation
anociassociation
noun
(surgery) The prevention of shock during surgery using a combination of methods, including sedation and anesthesia.
anopisthographic
anopisthographic
adj
Not opisthographic; bearing writing on one side only.
antagonistically
antagonistically
adv
In an antagonistic manner.
anteresurrection
anthraceniferous
anthracitiferous
anthraconecrosis
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropomorphise
anthropomorphise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.
anthropomorphism
anthropomorphism
noun
(theology) The attribution of human characteristics to divine beings.
The attribution of human characteristics and behavior to something not human.
anthropomorphist
anthropomorphist
noun
(religion) One who attributes the human form to God.
One who opposes conservative attitudes or politics.
anticonstitution
anticontagionist
anticontagionist
noun
(medicine) A proponent of anticontagionism.
anticontagiously
anticreativeness
anticriticalness
anticyclogenesis
anticyclogenesis
noun
(meteorology) the development or strengthening of anticyclonic circulation in the atmosphere.
antidomestically
antidynastically
antiecclesiastic
antiecclesiastic
adj
Alternative form of antiecclesiastical
antieducationist
antiegoistically
antienthusiastic
antienthusiastic
adj
(religion, historical) Opposing the idea of enthusiasm, or divine possession.
antievolutionist
antievolutionist
noun
A person who believes, or argues, that evolution does not take place.
antiexpansionism
antiexpansionism
noun
Opposition to expansionism.
antiexpansionist
antiexpansionist
noun
One who opposes expansionism.
antiexpressively
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antiliberalistic
antilogistically
antimediaevalism
antimediaevalist
antimilitaristic
antimilitaristic
adj
(politics) Opposing militarism.
antimonarchistic
antimonopolistic
antimonopolistic
adj
(economics) Opposing monopolies.
antimysticalness
antinationalists
antinationalists
noun
plural of antinationalist
antinaturalistic
antinaturalistic
adj
(philosophy, sociology) Of or relating to antinaturalism; opposing naturalism.
antioptimistical
antiparastatitis
antiperistatical
antiperistatical
Adjective
Pertaining to antiperistasis.
antipestilential
antipestilential
adj
Preventing or acting as a remedy against bubonic plague or other infectious diseases.
noun
A preventative or remedy against bubonic plague or other infectious diseases.
antiphilosophies
antiphilosophies
noun
plural of antiphilosophy
antiphilosophism
antiphrastically
antiphrastically
adv
(rhetoric) By means of, or in terms of, antiphrasis.
antiphysicalness
antipragmaticism
antipreparedness
antipreparedness
noun
Opposition to heightened preparations for war.
antiprostitution
antiprostitution
adj
Acting against or prohibiting prostitution
antiredeposition
antisensuousness
antisensuousness
noun
The state or quality of being antisensuous.
antispiritualism
antispiritualism
noun
Opposition to spiritualism.
antispiritualist
antistrophically
antistrophically
adv
With the use of antistrophe.
antisupernatural
antitheistically
antitheistically
adv
In an antitheistic manner.
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antonomastically
antonomastically
adv
(rhetoric) In terms of, or by means of, antonomasia.
anythingarianism
anythingarianism
noun
(religion) Beliefs and practices of an anythingarian.
aphrodisiomaniac
appendicectomies
appendicectomies
noun
plural of appendicectomy
appreciativeness
appreciativeness
noun
The state or quality of being appreciative.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensiveness
apprehensiveness
noun
the state of being apprehensive
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archididascalian
archididascalian
adj
of, like or pertaining to headmasters
archocystosyrinx
argillomagnesian
aristocraticness
aristocraticness
noun
The state or quality of being aristocratic.
arithmetizations
arithmetizations
noun
plural of arithmetization
arthrochondritis
arthrochondritis
noun
(pathology) chondritis of a joint
arthromeningitis
articulatenesses
artificialnesses
ascertainability
ascertainability
noun
The quality of being ascertainable.
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
assimilativeness
assimilativeness
noun
The quality of being assimilative.
associationalism
associationalist
associationistic
associationistic
adj
(psychology) Of or pertaining to associationism.
attractivenesses
attractivenesses
noun
plural of attractiveness
authoritarianism
authoritarianism
noun
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autoassimilation
autocondensation
autocondensation
noun
(chemistry) A condensation reaction between two molecules of the same compound
autocraticalness
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself