(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
academist
academist
noun
An academic philosopher.
An academician.
an academic.
academite
academite
noun
A member of an academy.
academization
academization
noun
Process or action of academizing.
acanthomeridae
acarodermatitis
acarodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the skin caused by mites
accidentalism
accidentalism
noun
A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.
Accidental character or effect.
The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.
The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).
acclimated
acclimated
adj
accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment
verb
(chiefly US) simple past tense and past participle of acclimate
acclimatised
acclimatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acclimatise
acclimatized
acclimatized
adj
Subjected to acclimatization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acclimatize
accommodate
accommodate
adj
(obsolete) Suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to end.
verb
(intransitive, of an eye) To change focal length in order to focus at a different distance.
(intransitive, rare) To adapt oneself; to be conformable or adapted; become adjusted.
(transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
(transitive) To contain comfortably; to have space for.
(transitive) To do a favor or service for; to oblige.
(transitive) To give consideration to; to allow for.
(transitive) To provide housing for.
(transitive) To provide with something desired, needed, or convenient.
(transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.
(transitive, often reflexive) To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
To provide sufficient space for
accommodated
accommodated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accommodate
accommodately
accommodately
adv
(rare) suitably; fitly
accommodateness
accommodateness
noun
(rare) Fitness.
accommodates
accommodates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accommodate
accommodatingness
accommodative
accommodative
adj
Supplying with or obliging; accommodating.
accommodatively
accommodatively
adv
In a accommodative manner; accommodatingly.
accommodativeness
accommodativeness
noun
The state or quality of being accommodative.
accomodate
accomodate
verb
(Scotland) accommodated
Misspelling of accommodate.
accreditment
accreditment
noun
The process of becoming accredited.
accumulated
accumulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accumulate
accustomed
accustomed
adj
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
acetamid
acetamid
noun
Obsolete spelling of acetamide
acetamide
acetamide
noun
(organic chemistry) The amide of acetic acid, CH₃CONH₂.
acetamidin
acetamidine
acetamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The amidine of acetic acid CH₃C(=NH)NH₂; any N-derivative of this compound
acetamido
acetamido
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from acetamide
acetamids
acetamids
noun
plural of acetamid
acetazolamide
acetazolamide
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).
acetbromamide
acetmethylanilide
acetoamidophenol
acetobromanilide
achlamydate
achlamydate
adj
(zoology) Not possessing a mantle.
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achromatized
achromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatize
acidimeter
acidimeter
noun
(chemistry) An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids.
acidimeters
acidimeters
noun
plural of acidimeter
acidimetric
acidimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an acid.
acidimetrical
acidimetrical
adj
Alternative form of acidimetric
acidimetrically
acidimetrically
adv
(chemistry) By means of, or in terms of, acidimetry.
acidimetries
acidimetries
noun
plural of acidimetry
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidometer
acidometer
noun
A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid.
Any of various other devices used to measure acidity, either chemical or electronic.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acknowledgement
acknowledgement
noun
(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
acrodermatitis
acrodermatitis
noun
(pathology) dermatitis that affects the hands and feet
acromiodeltoid
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinodrome
actinodrome
adj
Alternative form of actinodromous
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
adenectomies
adenectomies
noun
plural of adenectomy
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
adenemphractic
adenoacanthoma
adenoacanthoma
noun
(pathology) An adenocarcinoma characterised by the presence of squamous cells
adenocarcinomata
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocystoma
adenocystoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma in which the neoplastic glandular epithelium forms cysts
adenocystomatous
adenoidectomies
adenoidectomies
noun
plural of adenoidectomy
adenoidectomy
adenoidectomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.
adenosarcomata
adenosarcomata
noun
plural of adenosarcoma
adenotomic
adenotomic
adj
Pertaining to adenotomy (the dissection of or incision into a gland).
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adiathermic
adiathermic
adj
impervious to heat
adjectivism
adjectivism
noun
The excessive use of adjectives.
adminiculate
adminiculate
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
administratrices
administratrices
noun
plural of administratrix
admittance
admittance
noun
(Britain, law) The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.
(physics) The reciprocal of impedance
Actual entrance, reception.
Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
The act of admitting.
admittances
admittances
noun
plural of admittance
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
adrenalectomize
adrenalectomize
verb
(transitive) To subject to an adrenalectomy.
adrenalectomized
adrenalectomized
adj
Having been adrenalectomized (subjected to adrenalectomy).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adrenalectomize
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
adrenalectomy
adrenalectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
advancement
advancement
noun
(law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
How advanced something is
The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
The state of being advanced
advancements
advancements
noun
plural of advancement
aecidiomycetes
aerodermectasia
aerodermectasia
noun
(medicine) subcutaneous emphysema
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerothermodynamic
aerothermodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.