color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphictyonian
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphicyrtic
amphicyrtous
amphicytula
amphikaryotic
amphimictically
amphimictically
adv
By means of amphimixis.
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anacamptically
anacamptically
adv
In an anacamptic manner; by reflection of sound.
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anemometrographically
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropomancy
anthropomancy
noun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropomorphically
anthropomorphically
adv
In an anthropomorphic manner.
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropopsychism
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
antiempirically
antioptimistically
antipragmatically
antrotympanic
apectomy
apicoectomy
apicoectomy
noun
(surgery) An endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material
apocalypticism
apocalypticism
noun
(religion) A belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.
apocalyptism
apocalyptism
noun
Apocalypticism.
apomecometry
apomecometry
noun
The art of measuring the distance of far-off objects.
apomictically
apomictically
adv
(botany) By means of apomixis
aposematically
aposematically
adv
(ecology) In an aposematic manner.
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
appendicectomy
appendicectomy
noun
(surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
archaeopterygiformes
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
arteriosympathectomy
astigmatoscopy
asymmetrocarpous
asymptomatic
asymptomatic
adj
(pathology) Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in subclinical cases.
noun
A patient who exhibits no symptoms of disease.
asymptomatically
asymptomatically
adv
Without exhibiting any symptom of disease.
asymptotic
asymptotic
adj
(mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.
asymptotical
asymptotical
adj
asymptotic
asymptotically
asymptotically
adv
(mathematical analysis) In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote.
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
autonephrectomy
autopsychorhythmia
blepharosphincterectomy
brachymetropia
brachymetropia
noun
(pathology) myopia
brachymetropic
calamopitys
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
calyptrimorphous
campholytic
campimetry
campimetry
noun
perimetry
campylite
campylite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of mimetite.
campylometer
campylotropal
campylotropal
adj
Synonym of campylotropous
campylotropous
campylotropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
capsulectomy
capsulectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant
capsulotomy
capsulotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts
cardiomyopathy
cardiomyopathy
noun
(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.
cataphrygianism
cataphyllum
catawampously
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
catoptromancy
catoptromancy
noun
Divination by use of mirrors, or other reflective surfaces.
celiocolpotomy
celiosalpingectomy
celiosalpingotomy
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.
chartophylacium
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chemitype
chemitype
noun
(dated) Any of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press.
chemitypies
chemitypy
chemitypy
noun
(historical) A process for obtaining casts in relief from an engraved zinc plate. A fusible metal is heated so that it melts and fills the hollows of the engraving, which is then destroyed using hydrochloric acid.
chemoautotrophically
chemoautotrophically
adv
By chemoautotrophic means.
chemoautotrophy
chemoautotrophy
noun
(biology) A mode of growth in which CO₂ is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is derived from chemical processes rather than light.
chemopallidectomy
chemopallidectomy
noun
(surgery) A pallidectomy that uses a chemical to destroy the globus pallidus.
chemoprophyalctic
chemoprophylactic
chemoprophylactic
adj
Of or pertaining to chemoprophylaxis.
noun
A chemoprophylactic drug.
chemoreceptivity
chemoreceptivity
noun
the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemoserotherapy
chemotherapeutically
chemotherapeutically
adv
By means of chemotherapy
chemotherapy
chemotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
(oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
chemotropically
chemotropically
adv
In a chemotropic manner.
chiasmatype
chiasmatypy
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chiropterygium
cholecystnephrostomy
cholecystonephrostomy
chromatodysopia
chromatographically
chromatographically
adv
With regard to, or by by using chromatography
chromatography
chromatography
noun
(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) - the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation.
chromatopathy
chromatoptometry
chromatoscopy
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromocollotype
chromocollotype
noun
A collotype image produced in two or more colours
chromocollotypy
chromocollotypy
noun
The production of chromocollotypes
chromolithography
chromolithography
noun
A form of lithography for printing pictures in colour.
chromophotography
chromophotography
noun
(dated) colour photography
chromotherapy
chromotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of colour and light.
chromotropy
chromotropy
noun
Synonym of chromotropism
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
chromotypic
chromotypic
adj
Relating to chromotypes; produced by chromotypy
chromotypographic
chromotypographic
adj
Relating to chromotypography.
chromotypography
chromotypography
noun
(dated) The printing of text in colour
chromotypy
chromotypy
noun
The production of chromotypes
chronocinematography
chronocinematography
noun
chronography by means of cinematography
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
chymotryptic
chymotryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to chymotrypsin
cinematographically
cinematographically
adv
By means of cinematography.
cinematography
cinematography
noun
Motion picture photography.
The art, process, or job of filming movies.
cinephotomicrography
cinephotomicrography
noun
cinematographic photomicrography
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
circumscriptively
circumscriptively
adv
In a circumscriptive manner
With regard to circumscription
circumscriptly
circumscriptly
adv
In a circumscript manner.
circumspectively
circumspectively
adv
In a circumspective manner.
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.
climatography
climatography
noun
A scientific description of climates
climatotherapy
climatotherapy
noun
The relocation of a patient to a different climate so as to aid recovery from or management of a condition.
cochromatography
cochromatography
noun
The simultaneous chromatography of two or more materials
coemployment
colopexotomy
colpohysterotomy
colpohysterotomy
noun
(surgery, obsolete) A hysterotomy carried out via the vagina.
colpotomy
colpotomy
noun
Surgical creation of a hole through the vagina to the rectouterine pouch, using a scalpel incision to drain the fluid.