The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
cameography
chlamyphore
chlamyphore
noun
(zoology, dated) A small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.
dermatrophy
dermatrophy
noun
atrophy (a thinning) of the skin
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
embryophyta
etymography
etymography
noun
A proposed subdiscipline of etymology, investigating the context in which words of transparent etymology underwent semantic development.
The etymology of characters and their structure, such as those in Chinese.
graphometry
graphometry
noun
The measurement of various characteristics of handwriting so as to make deductions about the writer
hemiatrophy
hemiatrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy that affects only one half of the body
hemotherapy
hemotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of blood products
hymenoptera
hymenoptera
noun
plural of hymenopteron
hypergamous
hypergamous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypergamy.
hypernomian
hypernormal
hypernormal
adj
(mathematics) A matrix M is hypernormal if, given any n by n diagonal matrix G with entries of 1 or -1, MᵀGM = G.
(psychology) Having or relating to a personality that makes one try hard to appear normal to others.
hyperoxemia
hyperoxemia
noun
(pathology) A high level of oxygen in the blood, typically as a result of hyperoxia
hypersomnia
hypersomnia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Excessive sleepiness.
hypothermal
hypothermal
adj
(geology) Formed or deposited under hypothermal conditions.
Involving extremely low temperatures.
hypothermia
hypothermia
noun
(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.
hypotremata
lamprophyre
lamprophyre
noun
(geology) An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.
lymphorrhea
lymphorrhea
noun
The external flow of lymph, typically from a wound
macrophytes
macrophytes
noun
plural of macrophyte
metrography
mimeography
mimeography
noun
The creation of mimeographic copies.
museography
museography
noun
The description of museum collections.
myelatrophy
myelography
myelography
noun
(medicine) A type of radiographic examination that uses a contrast medium to detect pathology of the spinal cord, including the location of a spinal cord injury, cysts, and tumors.
osmotherapy
osmotherapy
noun
The use of osmotically active substances to reduce the volume of intracranial contents.
phanerogamy
phrymaceous
prosenchyma
prosenchyma
noun
(botany) The tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities, such as the principal cells of ordinary wood.
semiography
semiography
noun
(medicine) A description of the signs of disease.
spermophyta
tephromancy
tephromancy
noun
Alternative form of tephramancy
thermopylae
thermopylae
Proper noun
A narrow pass on the East-central coast of Greece adjacent to the Maliakos Gulf, northwest of Athens. Its name is derived from its hot sulphur springs. It was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, at which the Spartan King Leonidas stood off, for a time, the Persian armies of Xerxes.
zomotherapy
zomotherapy
noun
(medicine, historical) A regimen of medical treatment that involves prescribing a diet of raw meat in order to fight a disease.
