(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominocystic
abdominocystic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abductores
abductores
Noun
of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
acanthocladous
acanthocladous
adj
(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthodes
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
acarodermatitis
acarodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the skin caused by mites
accommodateness
accommodateness
noun
(rare) Fitness.
accommodates
accommodates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accommodate
accommodatingness
accommodationist
accommodationist
noun
Someone who tries to accommodate and compromise with an opposition.
accommodations
accommodations
noun
plural of accommodation
accommodativeness
accommodativeness
noun
The state or quality of being accommodative.
accommodators
accommodators
noun
plural of accommodator
accordaturas
accordionist
accordionist
noun
Someone who plays the accordion.
accordionists
accordionists
noun
plural of accordionist
accosted
accosted
adj
(heraldry) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accost
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
accustomed
accustomed
adj
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
achrodextrinase
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achroodextrinase
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
acleistocardia
acleistocardia
noun
(pathology) The inability of the foramen ovale of the heart to close properly
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acrodermatitis
acrodermatitis
noun
(pathology) dermatitis that affects the hands and feet
acrodontism
acrodonts
acrodonts
noun
plural of acrodont
acrostichoid
acrostichoid
adj
(botany, of a fern) Whose sori densely cover the underside of the frond like a felt, without visible gaps between them.
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinoids
actinoids
noun
plural of actinoid
acutonodose
adactylous
adactylous
adj
Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).
Without fingers or without toes.
addictions
addictions
noun
plural of addiction
adductors
adductors
noun
plural of adductor
adenectomies
adenectomies
noun
plural of adenectomy
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenocyst
adenocystoma
adenocystoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma in which the neoplastic glandular epithelium forms cysts
adenocystomatous
adenoidectomies
adenoidectomies
noun
plural of adenoidectomy
adenosarcomata
adenosarcomata
noun
plural of adenosarcoma
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adjectitious
adjectitious
adj
(formal) Added; additional.
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
adjudicators
adjudicators
noun
plural of adjudicator
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adolescent
adolescent
adj
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
noun
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
adolescently
adolescently
adv
In a adolescent manner; like a teenager.
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
adrenocorticosteroid
adrenocorticosteroid
noun
(biochemistry) adrenal corticosteroid
adscititious
adscititious
adj
Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adscriptitious
adsignification
adsignification
noun
additional signification
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
advocates
advocates
noun
plural of advocate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advocate
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
advocatess
advocatess
noun
(rare, obsolete) A female advocate.
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
aecidiomycetes
aecidiostage
aerodermectasia
aerodermectasia
noun
(medicine) subcutaneous emphysema
aerodonetics
aerodonetics
noun
the study of the stability of aircraft in flight, especially the study of gliders
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
airconditions
alectorides
alectoropodes
alectoropodous
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
anadicrotism
anarchoindividualist
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
anchistopoda
ancistrocladaceae
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
ancistrodon
ancistroid
ancistroid
adj
Hook-shaped.
androcrates
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anecdotalist
anecdotalist
noun
One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead of experimental evidence in a field of study.
anecdotes
anecdotes
noun
plural of anecdote
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anecdote
anecdotist
anecdotist
noun
One who relates anecdotes.
anecdotists
anecdotists
noun
plural of anecdotist
angiocarditis
anisocotyledonous
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
anisodactyla
anisodactyle
anisodactyli
anisodactylic
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
antecedaneous
antecedaneous
adj
(obsolete) antecedent; coming earlier in time
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
antiaphrodisiac
antiaphrodisiac
noun
Any substance that reduces sexual attraction.
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
antidemocracies
antidiscrimination
antidiscrimination
adj
(law) Opposing or disallowing discrimination
antidomestic
antidomestic
adj
Opposing what is domestic.
antidomestically
antidorcas
antieducationalist
antieducationist
antimethodicalness
antimodernistic
antiproductionist
antiproductiveness
antisacerdotal
antisacerdotal
adj
Hostile to priests or the priesthood.
antisacerdotalist
antisacerdotalist
noun
One who opposes priests or the priesthood.
antispasmodic
antispasmodic
adj
(pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms.
antispasmodics
antispasmodics
noun
plural of antispasmodic
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
antisyndication
aphrodistic
aphthartodocetism
appendectomies
appendectomies
noun
plural of appendectomy
appendicectomies
appendicectomies
noun
plural of appendicectomy
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
arachnoiditis
arachnoiditis
noun
(pathology) A neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archdiplomatist
archdogmatist
archpriesthood
archpriesthood
noun
(ecclesiastical) The office of an archpriest.
aristodemocracies
aristodemocracy
aristodemocracy
noun
A form of government in which power is shared between the people and the aristocracy.