(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.
acanthomeridae
acetoamidophenol
achenodium
adenoacanthoma
adenoacanthoma
noun
(pathology) An adenocarcinoma characterised by the presence of squamous cells
adenochondroma
adenochondroma
noun
(pathology) A hamartoma consisting of glandular and cartilaginous tissue
adenochondrosarcoma
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
adrenochrome
adrenochrome
noun
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug to reduce bleeding.
(fiction) A fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands.
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.
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
almochoden
amidoacetophenone
aminoacetophenetidine
amminochloride
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amphicyonidae
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
anarchosyndicalism
anarchosyndicalism
noun
Alternative form of anarcho-syndicalism
androcephalum
andromache
andromache
Proper noun
the wife of Hector
anemochord
angiochondroma
antimethodic
antimethodical
antimethodically
antimethodicalness
aphrodisiomaniac
aphrodisiomaniacal
archdemon
archdemon
noun
(religion) A chief demon; an archdevil.
benzhydroxamic
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
brachydontism
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
cardiopneumograph
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent
cathodoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
chamaeleontidae
chamberdeacon
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
chelidonium
chemicodynamic
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chiasmodon
chiasmodontid
chiasmodontid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Chiasmodontidae.
chiasmodontidae
chironomid
chironomid
noun
(entomology) Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera.
Fossil chironomids have proven useful as indicators of climatic change.
chironomidae
chironomids
chironomids
noun
plural of chironomid
chlamydomonadaceae
chlamydomonadidae
chlamydomonas
chlamydozoan
chlorprophenpyridamine
cholecystoduodenostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the duodenum
choledochoduodenostomy
choledochoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the common bile duct to part of the duodenum
choledochoenterostomy
chondrectomy
chondrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of cartilage
chondrenchyma
chondrioma
chondriome
chondriome
noun
(biology) The set of intracellular organelles contained in the cytosol.
chondriomere
chondriomite
chondriosomal
chondriosome
chondriosome
noun
Synonym of mitochondrion
chondriosomes
chondriosomes
noun
plural of chondriosome
chondroadenoma
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondroangioma
chondroblastoma
chondroblastoma
noun
(pathology) A rare bone tumor, usually benign and slow-growing, that originates from chondroblasts
chondrocarcinoma
chondrocranium
chondrocranium
noun
(anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
chondroendothelioma
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
chondrolipoma
chondroma
chondroma
noun
(medicine) A benign tumour formed from cartilage cells
chondromalacia
chondromalacia
noun
A painful condition caused by irritation of cartilage, often in the undersurface of the kneecap.
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
chondromata
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondromucoid
chondromucoid
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility.
chondromyces
chondromyoma
chondromyxoma
chondromyxoma
noun
(pathology) chondromyxoid fibroma
chondromyxosarcoma
chondromyxosarcoma
noun
(biology, medicine) A rare type of bone tumor with chondromatous, myxomatous, and sarcomatous features demonstrable on histopathology; it has been reported in various body parts.
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chondrosarcoma
chondrosarcoma
noun
(oncology) A type of bone cancer, a cartilage-based tumour.
chondrosarcomas
chondrosarcomata
chondrosarcomata
noun
plural of chondrosarcoma
chondrosarcomatous
chondroseptum
chondrosteoma
chondrotome
chondrotome
noun
A surgical instrument for cutting cartilage.
chondrotomy
chondrotomy
noun
(anatomy) The dissection of cartilage.
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
chorioadenoma
chorioadenoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma of the chorion
christendom
chromdiagnosis
chrysohermidin
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysomonadales
chrysomonadina
chrysomonadine
chrysomonadine
noun
Alternative form of chrysomonad
cnemidophorus
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
comprehend
comprehend
verb
(now rare) To include, comprise; to contain.
To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.
comprehended
comprehended
adj
Included; comprised; contained.
Understood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprehend
comprehender
comprehender
noun
Agent noun of comprehend: one who comprehends.
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
comprehending
comprehending
verb
present participle of comprehend
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
comprehends
comprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprehend
curmudgeonish
cyanohermidin
cyphomandra
dacryocystorhinostomy
dacryocystorhinostomy
noun
(ophthalmology) A surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.
deanthropomorphic
deanthropomorphic
adj
Moving away from anthropomorphism; no longer regarding (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings.
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
decamethonium
decamethonium
noun
(pharmacology) Synonym of decamethonium bromide.
dechemicalization
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
demethylchlortetracycline
demichamfron
demosthenic
demosthenic
Adjective
Pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes, a celebrated Athenian orator (384-322, B.C.), especially famous for his "Phillippics," or orations delivered against the encroachments of Philip, king of Macedon.
dermobranchia
dermobranchiata
dermobranchiate
dermorhynchi
dermorhynchous
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
diaphanometric
dichloramin
dichloramine
dichloramine
noun
(chemistry) Any chloramine having two chlorine atoms linked to the nitrogen, but especially the simplest such compound NHCl₂
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
dichloromethane
dichloromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH₂Cl₂ widely used as a solvent
dichotomisation
dichotomisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dichotomization
dichotomising
dichotomising
verb
present participle of dichotomise
dichotomization
dichotomization
noun
The act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification into 2 subsets (that is, a dichotomy); the special case of discretization in which n = 2.
dichotomizing
dichotomizing
verb
present participle of dichotomize
dichotomousness
dichotomousness
noun
The quality of being dichotomous.
dihydrostreptomycin
dihydrostreptomycin
Noun
A particular antibiotic.
dimethylcarbinol
diphenylaminechlorarsine
diphenylaminechlorarsine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of adamsite
disharmonic
disharmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant from a particular person.