(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
arrhythmia
arrhythmia
noun
A disease entity involving such beats, such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, or others.
An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse
arrhythmias
arrhythmias
noun
plural of arrhythmia, which can refer to types of arrhythmia, cases of arrhythmia, or episodes of arrhythmia.
arrhythmic
arrhythmic
adj
(music) Without rhythm.
(pathology) Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.
arrhythmical
arrhythmical
adj
Alternative form of arrhythmic
arrhythmically
arrhythmically
adv
In an arrhythmic manner; without a fixed rhythm
arrhythmous
arrhythmy
arrhythmy
noun
Lack of rhythm.
arrythmia
arrythmic
arrythmical
arrythmically
arteriophlebotomy
arteriosympathectomy
arthrectomy
arthrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of a joint
arthrempyesis
arthrodymic
arthroempyema
arthroempyesis
arthrometry
arthrometry
noun
(medicine) measurement of the mobility of joints
arthrophyma
arthrostomy
arthrostomy
noun
(surgery) Construction of an opening into the cavity of a joint
arthrotomy
arthrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical incision of a joint.
arythmia
arythmia
noun
Alternative form of arrhythmia
arythmias
arythmias
noun
plural of arythmia
arythmic
arythmic
adj
Alternative spelling of arrhythmic
arythmical
arythmically
asomatophyte
assythment
assythment
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) Compensation or reparation for a criminal offence.
asthmatically
asthmatically
adv
In an asthmatic manner.
astrochemistry
astrochemistry
noun
(chemistry, astronomy) The study of the chemical composition of stars and outer space
astrophotometry
astrophotometry
noun
The determination of the brightness of stars and other heavenly bodies.
asymmetranthous
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
athymia
athymia
noun
(medicine) The absence of emotion; morbid impassivity.
(medicine) The absence of the thymus gland or the suppression of its secretion.
athymic
athymic
adj
That lacks a thymus gland
athymy
athymy
noun
Archaic form of athymia.
athyrium
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
autocholecystectomy
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autohemotherapy
autohemotherapy
noun
(medicine) The intramuscular or subcutaneous, immediate hypodermic reinjection of blood previously removed from the patient.
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autonephrectomy
autophotometry
autoplasmotherapy
autopsychorhythmia
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
autorhythmus
autothermy
azimethylene
azimuthally
azimuthally
adv
In a manner with respect to the azimuth; with respect to the angle above a plane.
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
bacteriohemolysin
barometrography
barothermohygrogram
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
barthelemy
bartholemy
barythymia
barythymia
noun
(medicine, archaic, rare) A depressed state of mind.
bathochromy
bathometry
bathychrome
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymeter
bathymeter
noun
Alternative form of bathometer
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bathymetrically
bathymetrically
adv
In a bathymetric way
bathymetries
bathymetries
noun
plural of bathymetry
bathymetry
bathymetry
noun
The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
bathyseism
bathysmal
bathythermogram
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
benzalethylamine
bimethyl
bimethyl
noun
Synonym of dimethyl
bimethyls
bimonthly
bimonthly
adj
Occurring once every two months; bimestrial
Twice every month; semimonthly.
adv
once every two months; bimestrially
noun
A publication that is published on a bimonthly basis.
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
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
biorhythm
biorhythm
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity.
(pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person's birthdate as origin, that are claimed to give meaningful information about emotional levels, physical energy levels, and mental/psychic sensitivity.
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
biorhythmicities
biorhythmicity
biorhythmicity
noun
The condition of being biorhythmic
biorythmic
bisdimethylamino
bismethyl
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blastophyllum
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
bothersomely
bothersomely
adv
In a bothersome way.
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
botrychium
brachiotomy
brachydactylism
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
brachymetropia
brachymetropia
noun
(pathology) myopia
brachymetropic
brachystomata
brachystomatous
brachystomous
brachytmema
bromethyl
bromethylene
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromoethylene
bromohydrate
bromothymol
bromothymol
noun
(organic chemistry) A brominated derivative of thymol that is formally part of the structure of the dye bromothymol blue
bromthymol
bromthymol
noun
Alternative form of bromothymol
bronchostomy
bronchotomy
bronchotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.
bunnymouth
bysmalith
cacorhythmic
cacothymia
cacothymia
noun
An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.
calamostachys
calycanthemous
calycanthemy
calyptrimorphous
campholytic
canthectomy
canthectomy
noun
The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.
canthotomy
canthotomy
noun
The surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus.
carbomethoxy
carbomethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
cardiomyopathy
cardiomyopathy
noun
(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.
cataphrygianism
cataphyllum
catathymic
catechumenically
cathomycin
cathomycin
Noun
novobiocin
celiohysterotomy
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
cephalomyitis
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
ceratophyllum
chamaephyte
chamaephyte
noun
(botany) Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
chamaephytes
chamaephytes
noun
plural of chamaephyte
champerty
champerty
noun
(law) The investing of money into an individual's lawsuit.
chanteyman
charactonym
charactonym
noun
(literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.