(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
bachelordoms
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
basiarachnoiditis
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiolichenes
beachdrops
becushioned
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beechwoods
beechwoods
noun
plural of beechwood
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodyschroia
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bloodstanch
boschveld
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
bostrychidae
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
bostrychoidal
bothriocidaris
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachioradialis
brachioradialis
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that flexes the forearm at the elbow.
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydodromous
brachydontism
brachypodous
branchiopodous
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
branchiostegidae
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
bronchadenitis
bronchoadenitis
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
caboshed
caboshed
adj
(heraldry, of an animal) Shown face-on, showing the full face, but cut off immediately behind the ears and hence showing nothing of the neck.
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chessboard
chessboard
noun
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chondroblastoma
chondroblastoma
noun
(pathology) A rare bone tumor, usually benign and slow-growing, that originates from chondroblasts
chondrofibromatous
cohusband
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
dacryocystoblennorrhea
debouches
debouches
noun
plural of debouch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debouch
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
dehydroascorbic
dehydroascorbic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to dehydroascorbic acid or its derivatives
dibothriocephalus
dibranchious
disarchbishop
dorsibranch
dorsibranchiata
dorsibranchiate
dorsibranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Dorsibranchiata.
dorsobranchiata
endobronchitis
fibrochondritis
fibrochondrosteal
hebecladous
hemibasidiomycetes
heredotuberculosis
hippoboscid
hippoboscid
noun
Any of the species in the Hippoboscidae family of parasitic flies.
hippoboscidae
holdbacks
holdbacks
noun
plural of holdback
hydrocarbonaceous
hydrocarbonaceous
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Of the nature of, or containing, hydrocarbons.
hydrocarbonous
hydrocarbonous
adj
(archaic) Being or relating to a hydrocarbon.
hydrocarbons
hydrocarbons
noun
plural of hydrocarbon
hydrocarbostyril
hydrocarbostyril
noun
(organic chemistry) A nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C₉H₉NO, obtained from certain derivatives of cinnamic acid and closely related to quinoline and carbostyril.
hydrosorbic
hyperdiabolicalness
isohydrosorbic
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
microrhabdus
nabuchodonosor
osteochondrofibroma
patchboards
patchboards
noun
plural of patchboard
phosphomolybdic
phosphomolybdic
adj
Relating to phosphomolybdic acid or its derivatives.
pseudobchia
pseudobenthonic
pseudobiographic
pseudobiographical
pseudobiographical
adj
Apparently, but not truly, biographical.
pseudobiographically
pseudobrachia
pseudobrachial
pseudobrachium
pseudobranch
pseudobranch
noun
pseudobranchia
pseudobranchia
pseudobranchia
noun
(marine biology) A small patch of gill-like filaments on the inner surface of the opercle near the junction of the preopercle.
pseudobranchial
pseudobranchial
adj
Of or pertaining to the pseudobranchia
pseudobranchiate
pseudobranchus
pseudocharitable
pseudocharitable
adj
Apparently, but not actually, charitable.
pseudocharitably
pseudolamellibranchia
pseudolamellibranchiata
pseudolamellibranchiate
pseudoorthorhombic
pseudoorthorhombic
adj
(crystallography, obsolete) Having three unequal axes at right angles.
punchboards
punchboards
noun
plural of punchboard
rhabdocoeles
rhabdocoelous
rhabdocoelous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Rhabdocoela.
rhabdomyosarcoma
rhabdomyosarcoma
noun
(pathology) A cancerous tumor of skeletal muscle.
rhabdomysarcoma
rhabdomysarcoma
noun
Alternative form of rhabdomyosarcoma
schoolboydom
schoolboydom
noun
Synonym of schoolboyhood
schoolboyhood
schoolboyhood
noun
The state or time of being a schoolboy.
scratchboard
scratchboard
noun
(art) A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin layer of white china clay that is coated with black India ink.
semihydrobenzoinic
silicohydrocarbon
starchboard
subarachnoid
subarachnoid
adj
(anatomy, relational) Located or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater.
subarachnoidal
subarachnoidal
adj
(anatomy) Alternative form of subarachnoid
subarachnoidean
subchloride
subchloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A chloride that contains a smaller proportion of chlorine than the normal / typical chloride of a particular metal
subchondral
subchondral
adj
(bone) Lying under articular cartilage and containing marrow.
subchordal
subchorioid
subchorioidal
subchoroid
subchoroidal
subchoroidal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the choroid
subcommandership
subconchoidal
subconchoidal
adj
Almost or imperfectly conchoidal.
subdeaconship
subdeaconship
noun
the office of a subdeacon
subdichotomies
subdichotomies
noun
plural of subdichotomy
subdichotomize
subdichotomous
subdichotomous
adj
Partially dichotomous
subdichotomously
subdichotomously
adv
In a subdichotomous manner
subdichotomy
subdichotomy
noun
A subordinate, or inferior, division into parts; a subdivision.