(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
abyssobenthonic
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
noun
Fear of noise.
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
anisobranchiate
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
archbishoprics
archbishoprics
noun
plural of archbishopric
archbishopry
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
archibenthos
archiblastoma
archisymbolical
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
asthenobiotic
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bacteriohemolysin
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
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.
balneotechnics
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
balochis
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
basiarachnoiditis
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basichromatinic
basichromiole
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiolichenes
basiophitic
basiparachromatin
basophilic
basophilic
adj
Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.
bathochromatism
bathysophic
bathysophical
becushioned
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benzophosphinic
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
biblicopsychological
bibliophilistic
bibliothecas
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichos
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
binchois
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biochemics
biochemist
biochemist
noun
A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry
biochemistries
biochemistries
noun
plural of biochemistry
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
biochemists
biochemists
noun
plural of biochemist
bioethicist
bioethicist
noun
An expert in bioethics
bioethicists
bioethicists
noun
plural of bioethicist
bioethics
bioethics
noun
(ethics) The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.
biogeochemistry
biogeochemistry
noun
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships
biologicohumanistic
biomathematics
biomathematics
noun
(biology, mathematics) The application of mathematics to the study of biological systems and processes
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
biophysic
biophysical
biophysical
adj
of or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics
of or pertaining to biophysics
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
biophysicist
biophysicist
noun
A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
biophysics
biophysics
noun
The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.
biophysiological
biophysiological
adj
Relating to biophysiology
biopsychic
biopsychic
adj
Relating to psychic phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
biopsychological
biopsychological
adj
Of or pertaining to biopsychology.
biopsychologies
biopsychologist
biopsychologist
noun
A specialist in biopsychology.
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
bioresearch
bioresearch
noun
(biology) research in any of the biological sciences
biorhythmicities
biosynthetic
biosynthetic
adj
(biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis
biosynthetically
biosynthetically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis.
biotechnics
biotechnics
noun
The application of biotechnology.
biotechnologies
biotechnologies
noun
plural of biotechnology
biotechs
biotechs
noun
plural of biotech
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
bishopric
bishopric
noun
A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
The office or function of a bishop.
bishoprics
bishoprics
noun
plural of bishopric
bishopscap
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blastophitic
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
blastophthoric
blastoporphyritic
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blepharanthracosis
blepharelcosis
blepharochalasis
blepharochalasis
noun
An inflammation of the eyelid, characterized by exacerbations and remissions of eyelid edema, which results in a stretching and subsequent atrophy of the eyelid tissue resulting in redundant folds over the lid margins.
blepharochromidrosis
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharodyschroia
blepharoncosis
blepharoplastic
blepharoplastic
adj
relating to blepharoplasty
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosynechia
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blockishly
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
blotchiest
blotchiest
adj
superlative form of blotchy: most blotchy
blotchiness
blotchiness
noun
The state or condition of being blotchy.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bochism
bolshevistic
bolshevistically
boscovich
bosnisch
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
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
botchiest
botchiest
adj
superlative form of botchy: most botchy
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bothriocephalus
bothriocidaris
boucherism
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
boychicks
boychicks
noun
plural of boychick
boychiks
boychiks
noun
plural of boychik
brachiations
brachiations
noun
plural of brachiation
brachiators
brachiators
noun
plural of brachiator
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachiocyllosis
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachioradialis
brachioradialis
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that flexes the forearm at the elbow.
