color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
aepyornithiformes
aeroporotomy
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
alimentotherapy
alphamerically
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
amblyocarpous
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
aminopyrine
aminopyrine
noun
aminophenazone
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
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
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amorphy
amorphy
noun
(obsolete) shapelessness
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
ampery
ampery
adj
(UK dialectal) Covered with pimples.
(UK dialectal) Weak; unhealthy; beginning to decay.
ampherotoky
amphibryous
amphichromy
amphicyrtic
amphicyrtous
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphikaryon
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.
amphipyrenin
amphistylar
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphithyra
amphithyron
amphithyrons
amphitryon
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amphorophony
amphrysian
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
ampullary
ampullary
adj
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla chyli.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla of Vater.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampullae osseae.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the rectal ampulla.
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amygdalothripsis
amylophosphoric
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
anaemotropy
anapterygotism
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
anemometrographically
anomalopteryx
anomalotrophy
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
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.
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
anthropopsychism
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
anthropotomy
anthropotomy
noun
The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy.
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
antiempirically
antiparliamentary
antiparliamentary
adj
(politics) Opposing parliament.
antipragmatically
antrotympanic
antrotympanitis
aphydrotropism
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoembryony
apomecometry
apomecometry
noun
The art of measuring the distance of far-off objects.
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
apterygiformes
araliaephyllum
araliophyllum
archaeopterygiformes
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
aromatherapy
aromatherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
arteriophlebotomy
arteriosympathectomy
arthrempyesis
arthroempyema
arthroempyesis
arthrophyma
astrophotometry
astrophotometry
noun
The determination of the brightness of stars and other heavenly bodies.
asymmetrocarpous
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
attemperately
attemperately
adv
In an attemperate manner.
autodepolymerization
autohemotherapy
autohemotherapy
noun
(medicine) The intramuscular or subcutaneous, immediate hypodermic reinjection of blood previously removed from the patient.
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
autonephrectomy
autophotometry
autoplasmotherapy
autopsychorhythmia
azygosperm
barometrography
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
benzoxycamphor
bipyramid
bipyramid
noun
A dipyramid.
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
blepharemphysema
blepharophyma
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosymphysis
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
brachycephalism
brachycephalism
noun
Dated form of brachycephaly.
brachymetropia
brachymetropia
noun
(pathology) myopia
brachymetropic
brachyphyllum
brachyprism
brachypyramid
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
bradyspermatism
bradysphygmia
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
calycocarpum
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
calyptrimorphous
cameography
camphocarboxylic
camphoroyl
camphory
camphory
adj
Smelling of camphor; having a smell resembling that of camphor.
camphoryl
camphoryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from camphor
campimetry
campimetry
noun
perimetry
campylodrome
campylometer
campyloneuron
campylospermous
campylospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely.
campylotropal
campylotropal
adj
Synonym of campylotropous
campylotropous
campylotropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
capromys
cardiomyoliposis
cardiomyoliposis
noun
(pathology) fatty degeneration of the myocardium
cardiomyopathy
cardiomyopathy
noun
(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.