(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abhinaya
abhinaya
noun
(dance) Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the kathakali dance of India.
abthainry
abyssobenthonic
acantholysis
acantholysis
noun
(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acetmethylanilide
acetylcholine
acetylcholine
noun
(biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylcholinic
acetylcholinic
adj
(biochemistry) Of or relating to acetylcholine.
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acetylphenylhydrazine
achillodynia
achillodynia
noun
(pathology) pain due to achillobursitis
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
achromycin
acronichally
acrophonically
acrophonically
adv
In an acrophonic way.
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinenchyma
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinophryan
actinophrys
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
adenohypersthenia
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenohypophysis
adenohypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction.
adenopharyngitis
adenotyphoid
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
aepyornithidae
aepyornithiformes
aerohydrodynamic
aerohydrodynamic
adj
Acting by the force of air and water.
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.
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
aetiophyllin
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
aglyphodontia
ahypnia
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
aldehydine
alimentotherapy
allophonically
allophonically
adv
In an allophonic manner.
allophylian
allophylian
Adjective
Allophylic
allothigenetically
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
aminobenzaldehyde
aminodiphenyl
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphictyonian
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphicyon
amphicyonidae
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphikaryon
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends
amphipyrenin
amphithyron
amphithyrons
amphitryon
amphrysian
amyelencephalia
amyelencephalic
amygdophenin
amylosynthesis
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anachronically
anachronically
adv
In an anachronic manner.
anachronistically
anachronistically
adv
In an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism.
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anaesthesiology
anaesthesiology
noun
(British spelling, medicine) Alternative spelling of anesthesiology
anaesthetically
anaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of anesthetically
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
anaglyphical
anaglyphical
adj
Alternative form of anaglyphic
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anaphylactic
anaphylactic
adj
Pertaining to anaphylaxis.
anaphylactically
anaphylactically
adv
In an anaphylactic manner
anaphylactin
anaphylactogenic
anaphylactogenic
adj
That tends to cause anaphylaxis.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anaphylatoxin
anaphylatoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
noun
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anapophysial
anapophysis
anapophysis
noun
(anatomy) An accessory process in many lumbar vertebrae.
anaptychi
anaptychi
noun
plural of anaptychus
anarchically
anarchically
adv
In an anarchic manner; in the manner of anarchy.
anarchosyndicalism
anarchosyndicalism
noun
Alternative form of anarcho-syndicalism
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
anathematically
anathematically
adv
In an anathematic manner.
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anchoritically
anchoritically
adv
In the manner of an anchorite; reclusively.
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anepithymia
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
anesthetically
anesthetically
adv
In an anesthetic manner
Regarding anesthetics
angiocardiography
angiocardiography
noun
(medicine) A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.
angiocholecystitis
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
angiohyalinosis
angiohydrotomy
angiohypertonia
angiohypotonia
angiolymphitis
angiolymphoma
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiostrophy
angiosymphysis
anglophily
anguishously
anhaemolytic
anhemolytic
anhydraemia
anhydraemic
anhydrating
anhydration
anhydration
noun
(chemistry) The formation of an anhydrate
anhydremia
anhydremic
anhydric
anhydric
adj
anhydrous
anhydride
anhydride
noun
(chemistry) any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides
anhydrides
anhydrides
noun
plural of anhydride
anhydridization
anhydridize
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.