(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
actinophrys
actinopterygious
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
actinostereoscopy
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
acyanopsia
acyanopsia
noun
Alternative form of acyanopia
adenohypersthenia
adenohypophyseal
adenohypophyseal
adj
Alternative form of adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenohypophysis
adenohypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction.
adenopharyngitis
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenotyphus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
aepyornis
aepyornises
aepyornithiformes
agrypnias
albespyne
albespyne
noun
Alternative form of albespine
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amphicondylous
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphithyrons
amphrysian
amyelencephalous
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylopsin
amylopsin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase.
anabaptistically
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anacalypsis
anaeroplasty
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyphoscope
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analepsy
analepsy
noun
(medicine) analepsis
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
noun
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anaplasty
anaplasty
noun
(surgery) The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.
anapophyses
anapophyses
noun
plural of anapophysis
anapophysial
anapophysis
anapophysis
noun
(anatomy) An accessory process in many lumbar vertebrae.
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
anaptyxis
anaptyxis
noun
(phonetics) The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
anastrophy
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
androlepsy
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angiodiascopy
angiolymphitis
angioparalysis
angioparalysis
noun
(pathology) paralysis of blood vessels
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
angiostrophy
angiosymphysis
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anisophylly
anisophylly
noun
(botany) The growing by a plant of leaves in pairs with a significant difference in size between the two.
anisotropically
anisotropically
adv
in an anisotropic manner; in such a way as to depend upon direction
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
anomophyllous
anopisthographically
anopsy
anopsy
noun
Dated form of anopsia.
anoscopy
anoscopy
noun
(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal
anoxyscope
antasphyctic
antehypophysis
antehypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
anteroposteriorly
anteroposteriorly
adv
(biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
antetypes
antetypes
noun
plural of antetype
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophysiography
anthropophysite
anthropopsychic
anthropopsychism
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
anthroposophy
anthroposophy
noun
(archaic, as used before Rudolf Steiner) Knowledge or understanding of human nature.
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.
antianaphylaxis
antianaphylaxis
noun
(immunology) desensitization to antigens
anticapitalistically
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antierysipelas
antierysipelas
adj
Preventing erysipelas.
antiexpressively
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antihypertensives
antihypertensives
noun
plural of antihypertensive
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antioptimistically
antiparasitically
antiperistatically
antipestilently
antiphilosophically
antiphilosophy
antiphilosophy
noun
(philosophy) An antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.
antiphrastically
antiphrastically
adv
(rhetoric) By means of, or in terms of, antiphrasis.
antiphysic
antiphysical
antiphysical
adj
contrary to nature; unnatural
antiphysically
antiphysicalness
antiphysician
antiproteolysis
antipsychiatry
antipsychiatry
adj
Opposed to psychiatry
noun
A form of psychoanalysis based on existentialist and sociological concepts
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antipyics
antipyics
noun
plural of antipyic
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
antiseptically
antiseptically
adv
In an antiseptic manner.
Regarding antisepsis.
antisophistry
antispiritually
antistaphylococcic
antistaphylococcic
adj
(medicine) Countering staphylococcic infection.
antistrophically
antistrophically
adv
With the use of antistrophe.
antisyphilitic
antisyphilitic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering syphilis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters syphilis.
antisyphillis
antitrypsin
antitrypsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of serum proteins that inhibit trypsin and similar proteolytic enzymes
antitypes
antitypes
noun
plural of antitype
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
antrotympanitis
apemosyne
aphanomyces
aphanozygous
aphidolysin
apocryphalness
apocryphalness
noun
The state or condition of being apocryphal.
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apocynthions
apolysin
aposporogony
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
appeasingly
appeasingly
adv
in an appeasing manner
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
appositionally
appositionally
adv
In an appositional manner.
appraisingly
appraisingly
adv
In an appraising way.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
aptenodytes
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.
arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
arsenotherapy
arsenotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of a disease with a compound of arsenic
