(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
adenohypersthenia
adenopharyngitis
adenotyphus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
aepyornithiformes
aerophysicist
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
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.
amylophosphate
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
antehypophysis
antehypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
anthropophysite
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antihypertensives
antihypertensives
noun
plural of antihypertensive
antiphysicalness
aparaphysate
aparaphysate
adj
(botany) Lacking paraphyses.
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
apophysate
apophysate
adj
(anatomy) Possessing an apophysis
apothecaryship
apothecaryship
noun
The state or period of working as an apothecary.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
archaeopterygiformes
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archiepiscopality
archiepiscopality
noun
(ecclesiastical) The rank or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.
archipresbyter
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
archpresbyterate
archpresbytery
archpresbytery
noun
(ecclesiastical) The absolute dominion of presbytery.
arsenotherapy
arsenotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of a disease with a compound of arsenic
arteriosympathectomy
arthrempyesis
arthroempyesis
arthroendoscopy
artilleryship
asomatophyte
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
asphyxiative
asterophyllite
asterophyllite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and America, now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of calamites.
asterophyllites
asterophyllites
noun
plural of asterophyllite
astrophotometry
astrophotometry
noun
The determination of the brightness of stars and other heavenly bodies.
astrophyllite
astrophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autoplasmotherapy
autoserotherapy
autoserotherapy
noun
serotherapy using an autoserum
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
barytosulphate
bathyhyperesthesia
bathyhypesthesia
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathyscaphes
bathyscaphes
noun
plural of bathyscaphe
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
beautyship
blepharophryplasty
blepharoplasty
blepharoplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelid to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharydatis
brachistocephaly
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
calyptranthes
cephalocyst
cephalomyitis
cephalostyle
cephalostyle
noun
(anatomy) The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
ceratophrys
ceratophyllaceous
ceratophyllaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ceratophyllaceae.
chamaephytes
chamaephytes
noun
plural of chamaephyte
chartophylaxes
chartophylaxes
noun
plural of chartophylax
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
cheiloplasty
cheiloplasty
noun
(surgery) The creation from tissue of an artificial lip or part of a lip.
chemitypies
chemoserotherapy
chiasmatype
chiropterygious
cholecystenterorrhaphy
cholecystnephrostomy
cholecystography
cholecystography
noun
(medicine) A procedure used to visualize the gall bladder by administering a radiopaque contrast agent that is excreted by the liver.
cholecystolithotripsy
cholecystolithotripsy
noun
(surgery) fragmentation of a gallstone, typically by means of ultrasound
cholecystonephrostomy
cholecystopexy
cholecystorrhaphy
choledocholithotripsy
choledocholithotripsy
noun
(surgery) fragmentation of a gallstone in the common bile duct
choledochoplasty
choledochoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of the common bile duct
cholelithotripsy
cholelithotripsy
noun
(surgery) The crushing of a gallstone
chondropterygious
chryselephantine
chryselephantine
adj
Made of gold and ivory.
chrysophilite
chrysophilite
noun
A lover of gold.
chrysophyte
chrysophyte
noun
Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae
chrysophytes
chrysophytes
noun
plural of chrysophyte
chrysopoetic
chrysopoetics
chrysotherapy
chrysotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of gold (metallic or compounds).
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
colpohysterotomy
colpohysterotomy
noun
(surgery, obsolete) A hysterotomy carried out via the vagina.
comprehensibility
comprehensibility
noun
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
compsothlypidae
cosuretyship
counterhypothesis
counterhypothesis
noun
A contrasting hypothesis put forward as a response to another hypothesis.
countersympathy
cryotherapies
cryotherapies
noun
plural of cryotherapy
cryptaesthesia
cryptesthesia
cryptesthetic
cryptocephalous
cryptographers
cryptographers
noun
plural of cryptographer
cryptographies
cryptographies
noun
plural of cryptography
cryptoheresy
cryptorrhesis
crystallographer
crystallographer
noun
a person skilled in crystallography
crystallographers
crystallographers
noun
plural of crystallographer
crystosphene
cycadophytes
cycadophytes
noun
plural of cycadophyte
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
cystoepithelioma
cystonephrosis
cystophore
cystopyelography
cystopyelonephritis
cystopyelonephritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the bladder, the pelvis of the kidney, and the kidney parenchyma
cystourethrography
cystourethrography
noun
Radiography of the bladder and urethra
cytopharynges
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
cytospectrophotometry
dasystephana
dehydrosparteine
deityship
deityship
noun
The condition of being a deity; divinity, especially as a jocular epithet
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
depthways
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
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.
desmopathology
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
dictyosiphonaceae
dictyosiphonaceous
dihydrostreptomycin
dihydrostreptomycin
Noun
A particular antibiotic.
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
diophysite
diphysite
dissympathize
dryopithecus
dynamometamorphism
dynamometamorphosed
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.