(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.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abdominoposterior
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abmodalities
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
acarodermatitis
acarodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the skin caused by mites
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.
accordionist
accordionist
noun
Someone who plays the accordion.
accordionists
accordionists
noun
plural of accordionist
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
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
acleistocardia
acleistocardia
noun
(pathology) The inability of the foramen ovale of the heart to close properly
acrodermatitis
acrodermatitis
noun
(pathology) dermatitis that affects the hands and feet
acrodontism
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
adagiettos
adagiettos
noun
plural of adagietto
adaptations
adaptations
noun
plural of adaptation
adaptionism
adaptionism
noun
Alternative form of adaptationism
adaptions
adaptions
noun
plural of adaption
addictions
addictions
noun
plural of addiction
additionist
additionist
noun
(rare) One who supports or implements a policy of adding something.
additions
additions
noun
plural of addition
addititious
addititious
adj
(rare, obsolete) Additive; Increasing.
ademonist
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
adenodiastasis
adenodiastasis
noun
(pathology) The ectopia of a gland
adenohypersthenia
adenoidectomies
adenoidectomies
noun
plural of adenoidectomy
adenoiditis
adenoiditis
noun
(medicine) Inflammation of the adenoid in the human throat.
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenologaditis
adenometritis
adenopharyngitis
adiabolist
adiabolist
noun
(obsolete) one who does not believe in the Devil.
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adiathermanous
adipomatous
adiposities
adiposities
noun
plural of adiposity
adiposity
adiposity
noun
Obesity; the state of being fat.
The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adjectitious
adjectitious
adj
(formal) Added; additional.
adjoints
adjoints
noun
plural of adjoint
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
adjudicators
adjudicators
noun
plural of adjudicator
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustation
adjustation
noun
(rare) Adjustment.
adjustoring
adjutorious
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
administration
administration
noun
(countable) A body that administers; a body of administrators.
(countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
(government, politics) The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
(uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
(uncountable, business) Management.
(uncountable, law, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
administrational
administrational
adj
(nonstandard) Relating to administration.
administrationist
administrations
administrations
noun
plural of administration
administrator
administrator
noun
(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network
(law) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager
administrators
administrators
noun
plural of administrator
administratorship
administratorship
noun
The position or role of an administrator.
adminstration
adminstrations
admirations
admirations
noun
plural of admiration
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
admonitionist
admonitionist
noun
One who admonishes, or believes in a policy of doing so.
admonitions
admonitions
noun
plural of admonition
adnations
adnations
noun
plural of adnation
adonist
adonist
noun
One who maintains that the vowel points of the Tetragrammaton translated "Jehovah" are the vowel points that belong to the word Adonai.
adoptabilities
adoptabilities
noun
plural of adoptability
adoptianism
adoptianism
noun
Alternative form of adoptionism
adoptianisms
adoptianist
adoptianist
noun
(Christianity) Alternative form of adoptionist
adoptionism
adoptionism
noun
(Christianity) A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity.
adoptionisms
adoptionist
adoptionist
adj
Of or pertaining to adoptionism.
noun
(Christianity) One who believes in or supports adoptionism.
(uncommon) One who supports adoption.
adoptionists
adoptionists
noun
plural of adoptionist
adoptions
adoptions
noun
plural of adoption
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adorations
adorations
noun
plural of adoration
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adposition
adposition
noun
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
adrenocorticosteroid
adrenocorticosteroid
noun
(biochemistry) adrenal corticosteroid
adroitest
adroitest
adj
superlative form of adroit: most adroit
adroitness
adroitness
noun
skillfulness or ease of ability.
adroitnesses
adroitnesses
noun
plural of adroitness
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
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adsorption
adsorption
noun
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
adsorptions
adsorptions
noun
plural of adsorption
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adspiration
adstipulation
adstipulator
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
adustiosis
adustiosis
noun
(rare) A reddish discolouration of the skin of a citrus fruit.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
adventitiousnesses
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
advertorials
advertorials
noun
plural of advertorial
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
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
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerosiderite
aerosiderite
noun
A mass of meteoric iron.
aerosiderolite
aerosiderolite
noun
A meteorite containing both stone and iron.
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.
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterwisdom
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
agkistrodon
airconditions
aistopod
aistopod
noun
(paleontology) A snake-like amphibian from the order Aistopoda.
aistopoda
aistopodes
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties