color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
aepyornithiformes
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
amblyocarpous
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amphibryous
amphicyrtous
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphistylar
amphithyrons
amphrysian
amygdalothripsis
amylophosphoric
anapterygotism
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropopsychism
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
antrotympanitis
aphydrotropism
apterygiformes
archaeopterygiformes
arteriosympathectomy
arthrempyesis
arthroempyesis
astrophotometry
astrophotometry
noun
The determination of the brightness of stars and other heavenly bodies.
asymmetrocarpous
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
autoplasmotherapy
autopsychorhythmia
azygosperm
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
biomicroscopy
biomicroscopy
noun
The examination of the eye using a slit lamp biomicroscope
The microscopic examination of biological tissue
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
blepharemphysema
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosymphysis
blepharosyndesmitis
brachycephalism
brachycephalism
noun
Dated form of brachycephaly.
brachyprism
bradyspermatism
bradysphygmia
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
calyptrimorphous
campylospermous
campylospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely.
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.
capromys
cardiomyoliposis
cardiomyoliposis
noun
(pathology) fatty degeneration of the myocardium
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
cardiosymphysis
cataphrygianism
chamaecyparis
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemoserotherapy
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlamydosporic
chlamyphorus
cholecystnephrostomy
cholecystonephrostomy
chromatodysopia
chromatoscopy
chromoscopy
chrysamphora
chrysophyllum
chrysosperm
chrysosperm
noun
(obsolete) The seed of gold; an alchemical means of creating gold.
chrysosplenium
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
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.
colpohysterotomy
colpohysterotomy
noun
(surgery, obsolete) A hysterotomy carried out via the vagina.
commissaryship
commissaryship
noun
The position or employment of a commissary.
compensatory
compensatory
adj
(genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
comprehensibility
comprehensibility
noun
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
compresbyter
compresbyterial
compressedly
compressedly
adv
In a compressed manner.
compressibility
compressibility
noun
(thermodynamics) The product of pressure and molar volume divided by the product of the gas constant and the absolute temperature.
The degree to which something is compressible.
compressibly
compressibly
adv
In a compressible way.
compressingly
compressingly
adv
So as to compress.
compressively
compressively
adv
In a compressive way.
compromisingly
compromisingly
adv
In a compromising manner.
compromissary
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
compulsatory
compulsatory
adj
Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
compulsorily
compulsorily
adv
in a compulsory manner.
compulsory
compulsory
adj
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Required; obligatory; mandatory.
noun
Something that is compulsory or required.
contemporaneously
contemporaneously
adv
In the same period of time.
copolymerism
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
copolymerous
copolymers
copolymers
noun
plural of copolymer
cosmographically
cosmographically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, cosmography.
cosmography
cosmography
noun
The creation of maps of the universe.
The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.
costopulmonary
costopulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the lungs.
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
countersympathy
creepmousy
cryptamnesia
cryptamnesia
noun
Alternative form of cryptomnesia
cryptamnesic
cryptamnesic
adj
Alternative form of cryptomnesic
cryptarithms
cryptarithms
noun
plural of cryptarithm
cryptogamist
cryptogamist
noun
(dated) One skilled in cryptogamic botany.
cryptogamous
cryptogamous
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams
cryptogrammatist
cryptogrammatist
noun
A composer or solver of cryptograms.
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cryptomerias
cryptomerias
noun
plural of cryptomeria
cryptomerous
cryptomnesia
cryptomnesia
noun
(psychology) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience
cryptomnesic
cryptomnesic
adj
Relating to cryptomnesia.
cryptomonadales
cryptonemiales
cryptonymous
cryptonymous
adj
Relating to, or published under, a cryptonym.
cryptophthalmos
cryptophthalmos
noun
A rare congenital anomaly in which the skin is continuous over the eyeball, with absence of eyelids.
cryptoproselytism
cryptorchidism
cryptorchidism
noun
(andrology) The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum
cryptorchism
cryptorchism
noun
The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
cryptostoma
cryptostomata
cryptostomate
cryptostome
cryptostome
noun
Any bryozoan of the order Cryptostomata
cryptovolcanism
cyclospermous
cylindrosporium
cynomorphous
cypripediums
cypripediums
noun
plural of cypripedium
cypseliform
cypseliform
adj
(zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)
cypseliformes
cypselomorph
cypselomorphae
cypselomorphic
cysticarpium
cystomorphous
cystoproctostomy
cytomorphosis
cytomorphosis
noun
(biology) The changes in form of a cell as it develops.
cytospectrophotometry
cytotropism
cytotropism
noun
The movement of cells in response to an external stimulus
decompensatory
decompensatory
adj
Relating to decompensation.
dermanaplasty
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatoheteroplasty
dermatophytosis
dermatophytosis
noun
(medicine) A fungal infection of the skin caused by a dermatophyte, ringworm.
dermatoplasty
dermatoplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery of the skin, especially the use of skin grafts.
dermatopsy
dermatoscopy
dermatoscopy
noun
(medicine) The examination of skin lesions with a dermatoscope—a magnifier (typically x10) with a light and a liquid medium between the instrument and the skin, thus illuminating the lesion without reflected light.
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments