(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
acanthocladous
acanthocladous
adj
(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthodes
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
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.
acrostichoid
acrostichoid
adj
(botany, of a fern) Whose sori densely cover the underside of the frond like a felt, without visible gaps between them.
adelarthrosomata
adelarthrosomatous
adenohypersthenia
adenopharyngitis
adenotyphus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adiathermanous
administratorship
administratorship
noun
The position or role of an administrator.
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
adulthoods
adulthoods
noun
plural of adulthood
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
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.
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
amphidiarthrosis
amphistomoid
amygdalothripsis
anaphroditous
anarchoindividualist
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
anarthropodous
anchistopoda
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthosiderite
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
anthropomorphised
anthropomorphised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphise
antiadiaphorist
antiadiaphorist
noun
One who opposes adiaphorism.
antiaphrodisiac
antiaphrodisiac
noun
Any substance that reduces sexual attraction.
antimethodicalness
antipriesthood
antistadholder
antistadholderian
aphrodistic
aphroditous
aphrosiderite
aphthartodocetism
aphydrotropism
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
apostrophied
apostrophied
adj
Alternative form of apostrophed
apostrophised
apostrophised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophise
apostrophized
apostrophized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize
apotheosised
apotheosised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosise
apotheosized
apotheosized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize
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.
arthrochondritis
arthrochondritis
noun
(pathology) chondritis of a joint
arthrodeses
arthrodeses
noun
plural of arthrodesis
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
arthrodirous
arthroendoscopy
arthropodous
arthropods
arthropods
noun
plural of arthropod
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
aspidochirota
asthmatoid
astonished
astonished
adj
Amazed; surprised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astonish
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
astragaloscaphoid
astragaloscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.
athetoids
athodyds
athodyds
noun
plural of athodyd
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
aunthoods
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediastic
autoschediastic
adj
(dated) impromptu, improvised, ex tempore or offhand
autoschediastical
autoschediastical
adj
autoschediastic
autoschediastically
autoschediastically
adv
In an autoschediastic manner.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
basiarachnoiditis
beasthood
beasthood
noun
The property or state of being a beast.
bisdimethylamino
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharodiastasis
blepharohematidrosis
blepharosyndesmitis
bloodstanch
boddhisattva
boddhisattva
noun
Alternative form of bodhisattva
bodhisat
bodhisat
noun
Synonym of bodhisattva
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattvas
bodhisattvas
noun
plural of bodhisattva
bodhisattwa
boldheartedness
boltheads
boltheads
noun
plural of bolthead
bostrychidae
bostrychoidal
bothriocidaris
brachiopodist
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydontism
branchiostegidae
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheet
broadsheet
adj
In the format of a broadsheet.
Relating to a broadsheet or broadsheets.
noun
A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
bronchadenitis
bronchoadenitis
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
cardiodysesthesia
cardiotherapies
cardiotherapies
noun
plural of cardiotherapy
cardisophistical
carphosiderite
carphosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic, hydrated form of ferric sulfate
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
cathodes
cathodes
noun
plural of cathode
cathodofluorescence
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent
cathodoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
catholicised
catholicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catholicise
chaetopodous
chaetosomatidae
chaetosomidae
chalcosiderite
chalcosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
chemopallidectomies
chemopallidectomies
noun
plural of chemopallidectomy
chiasmodontid
chiasmodontid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Chiasmodontidae.
chiasmodontidae
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chloropalladates
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
choledocholithiasis
choledocholithiasis
noun
The presence of gallstones in the common bile duct.
choledochoplasty
choledochoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of the common bile duct
chondrarsenite
chondroarthritis
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.