(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.
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
achromatizable
achromobacterieae
aichmophobia
aichmophobia
noun
The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects.
albuminocholia
amblychromatic
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
amphibiological
amphibiological
adj
Pertaining to amphibiology.
amphibiontic
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibiotica
amphibolic
amphibolic
adj
(geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.
Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
arceuthobium
archabomination
archiblastoma
archisymbolical
arthrobacterium
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bacteriohemolysin
baphometic
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basichromatinic
basichromiole
basiparachromatin
bathmotropic
bathmotropic
adj
(physiology) That influences the response of tissue to stimuli, especially that of cardiac muscle
bathochromatic
bathochromatic
adj
Alternative form of bathochromic
bathochromatism
bathochromic
bathochromic
adj
(physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a lower frequency
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
benzhydroxamic
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
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.
biochemical
biochemical
adj
characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms
of, or relating to biochemistry
noun
a chemical substance derived from a biological source
biochemically
biochemically
adv
With reference to biochemistry.
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biogeochemical
biogeochemical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeochemistry
noun
A geochemical of biological origin
biologicohumanistic
biomathematics
biomathematics
noun
(biology, mathematics) The application of mathematics to the study of biological systems and processes
biomechanical
biomechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomechanics
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.
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blepharocarcinoma
blepharochromidrosis
blepharosphincterectomy
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
brachiorrheuma
brachiotomy
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachymetropia
brachymetropia
noun
(pathology) myopia
brachymetropic
branchiform
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.
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
branchiostomous
bronchiospasm
bronchohemorrhagia
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
camphocarboxylic
carbocinchomeronic
carbohemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
chamberino
chambioa
cheimaphobia
cheimatophobia
chemicobiological
chimborazo
chimborazo
Proper noun
An inactive volcano in central Ecuador, whose peak is the highest in the country and the furthest point from the centre of the Earth.
chlamydobacteriaceae
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chlorambucil
chlorambucil
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
chloriamb
chloriambus
choliamb
choliamb
noun
(poetry) A limping iamb.
choliambic
choliambic
adj
(poetry) Employing or relating to choliambs, or limping iambs.
noun
(poetry) A choliamb.
choliambist
choliambist
noun
One who writes in choliambic meter.
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
choriamb
choriamb
noun
A choriambus.
choriambi
choriambi
noun
plural of choriambus
choriambic
choriambic
adj
Of or relating to a choriamb.
noun
A choriamb.
choriambize
choriambs
choriambs
noun
plural of choriamb
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
choriambuses
choristoblastoma
chromatophobia
chromatophobia
noun
(cytology) resistance to staining
chrometophobia
chrometophobia
noun
Fear of money.
chromobacterieae
chromobacterium
chromophobia
chromophobia
noun
(biology) The quality of being resistant to staining.
(rare) Aversion to a colour or colours.
coestablishment
coestablishment
noun
joint establishment
counterestablishment
counterestablishment
noun
An establishment that opposes another establishment.
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
cyanmethemoglobin
cyanmethemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A relatively non-toxic cyanide derivative of methemoglobin formed when amyl nitrite and sodium nitrite are used as antidotes to cyanide poisoning
cyanomethaemoglobin
cyanomethemoglobin
cymbocephalic
cymophobia
dermobranchia
dermobranchiata
dermobranchiate
dibromoacetaldehyde
dimethylcarbinol
elasmobranchian
elasmobranchian
noun
Any fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii
elasmobranchiate
elasmobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Elasmobranchii.
elasmobranchii
embatholithic
embryographic
embryographic
adj
Relating to embryography.
fibrochondroma
fibroenchondroma
fibrohemorrhagic
germanophobic
germanophobic
adj
Alternative form of Germanophobic
habronemic
habronemic
adj
Of or relating to habronema nematodes.
haematobranchia
haematobranchiate
haemocytoblastic
haemoglobic
hematobic
hematoblastic
hematoblastic
adj
Alternative form of haematoblastic
hematobranchiate
hemibasidiomycetes
hemimetabolic
hemimetabolic
adj
(zoology) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae differing from the adults chiefly in lacking wings.
hemocytoblastic
hemoglobinocholia
hepatoumbilical
heterometabolic
heterometabolic
adj
(biology) Relating to heterometabolism
histocompatibility
histocompatibility
noun
The condition of being histocompatible
The toleration of grafts between genetically similar individuals
holometabolic
holometabolic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism
homeoblastic
homeoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from similar tissue.
homichlophobia
homichlophobia
noun
(rare) The fear of fog.
homobaric
homobaric
adj
(biology) Of a leaf: having gas partial pressures that are homogeneous.
homoblastic
homoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from a single type of tissue.
(botany) Having leaves whose shape changes very little with the plant's or shoot's age.