(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominothoracic
abdominothoracic
adj
Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
achroglobin
actinobranch
actinobranch
noun
(biology) An organ, in some anthozoans, that functions as a gill
actinobranchia
actinobranchia
noun
Alternative form of actinobranch
aerobranchia
aerobranchiate
ancraophobia
anisobranchiate
anthrohopobiological
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
aporobranchia
aporobranchian
aporobranchiata
arachnephobia
arachnephobia
noun
Misspelling of arachnophobia.
archabomination
archibenthos
arthrobranchia
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
azygobranchia
azygobranchiata
azygobranchiate
bacteriohemolysin
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baryphonic
basiarachnoiditis
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basichromatinic
basiparachromatin
batrachotoxin
batrachotoxin
noun
(neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
(toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.
bellerophontic
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benzhydroxamic
benzophloroglucinol
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
berrichon
berrichonne
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
bibliothecarian
bibliothecarian
noun
(archaic) A librarian.
biharmonic
biharmonic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a class of fourth-order partial differential equations which arises in areas of continuum mechanics
noun
Any equation of this kind.
biochron
biochron
noun
the length of time represented by a biozone
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bitrochanteric
bitrochanteric
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the two trochanters.
blennorrhagic
blennorrhagic
adj
(pathology) of or relating to blennorrhoea
blepharanthracosis
blepharocarcinoma
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharoncosis
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosynechia
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
boccherini
borophenylic
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachiation
brachiation
noun
(zoology) Movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next.
brachiations
brachiations
noun
plural of brachiation
brachiofaciolingual
brachioganoid
brachioganoidei
brachiolarian
brachiolarian
adj
Relating to brachiolaria
brachiorrhachidian
brachistochrone
brachistochrone
noun
(mathematics) A cycloid; the curve of fastest descent between two points.
brachistochronic
brachistochronous
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
brachychronic
brachychronic
adj
Misspelling of brachycranic.
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
brachydontism
brachypinacoid
brachypinacoid
noun
(crystallography) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
brachypinacoidal
brachypinacoidal
adj
Of or relating to a brachypinacoid.
brachypodine
branchellion
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiform
branchiobdella
branchiocardiac
branchiocardiac
adj
Relating to the gills and heart (of a fish)
branchiogenous
branchiomere
branchiomere
noun
(zoology) The embryonic structure that develops into the branchial arch
branchiomeric
branchiomeric
adj
Of or pertaining to branchiomerism
Of, pertaining to, or derived from the branchiomere
branchiomerism
branchiomerism
noun
(zoology) The state of being formed of branchiate segments.
branchiopallial
branchiopneustic
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchiopoda
branchiopodan
branchiopodous
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
branchiopoo
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiosauria
branchiosaurian
branchiosaurus
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostegidae
branchiostegite
branchiostegite
noun
The lateral or dorsolateral part of a crustaceal carapace that extends over the gills
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
branchiostomous
branchipodidae
branchiurous
brecknockshire
brecknockshire
Proper noun
An inland traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire.
breconshire
breconshire
Proper noun
Brecknockshire
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
broaching
broaching
verb
present participle of broach
brochantite
brochantite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper sulfate mineral
bronchadenitis
bronchi
bronchi
noun
plural of bronchus
bronchia
bronchia
noun
plural of bronchium
bronchial
bronchial
adj
Of or relating to the bronchi or bronchioles.
bronchially
bronchially
adv
In a bronchial way.
bronchiarctia
bronchiectasis
bronchiectasis
noun
(medicine) Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes.
bronchiectatic
bronchiectatic
adj
(medicine) Of, relating to, or affected by bronchiectasis.
bronchiloquy
bronchiocele
bronchiocrisis
bronchiogenic
bronchiogenic
adj
Alternative form of bronchogenic
bronchiolar
bronchiolar
adj
Of or pertaining to the bronchioles of the lung
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
bronchioles
bronchioles
noun
plural of bronchiole
bronchioli
bronchioli
noun
plural of bronchiolus
bronchiolitis
bronchiolitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.
bronchiolus
bronchiolus
noun
A bronchiole.
bronchiospasm
bronchiostenosis
bronchitic
bronchitic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchitis.
noun
A person who has bronchitis.
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
bronchitises
bronchitises
noun
plural of bronchitis
bronchium
bronchium
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
bronchoadenitis
bronchoaspergillosis
bronchocephalitis
bronchoconstriction
bronchoconstriction
noun
(medicine) A narrowing of the air passages through the bronchi of the lungs
bronchoconstrictor
bronchoconstrictor
noun
Something that causes bronchoconstriction
bronchodilatation
bronchodilatation
noun
bronchodilation
bronchodilator
bronchodilator
noun
(medicine) Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs
bronchogenic
bronchogenic
adj
Originating in the bronchus.
bronchographic
bronchographic
adj
Relating to bronchography.
bronchohemorrhagia
broncholemmitis
broncholith
broncholith
noun
(pathology) calcified or ossified material within the lumen of the bronchus