A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
cameography
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
etymography
etymography
noun
A proposed subdiscipline of etymology, investigating the context in which words of transparent etymology underwent semantic development.
The etymology of characters and their structure, such as those in Chinese.
gametophyll
gametophyte
gametophyte
noun
(botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
glycohaemia
graphometry
graphometry
noun
The measurement of various characteristics of handwriting so as to make deductions about the writer
haematology
haematology
noun
(medicine) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
haemorrhagy
hegyeshalom
hemiazygous
hymnograher
hypergamous
hypergamous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypergamy.
lymphagogue
lymphagogue
noun
Any agent that promotes the production of lymph.
mechanology
mechanology
noun
The study of machines or mechanics.
metrography
mimeography
mimeography
noun
The creation of mimeographic copies.
museography
museography
noun
The description of museum collections.
mycophagies
myelography
myelography
noun
(medicine) A type of radiographic examination that uses a contrast medium to detect pathology of the spinal cord, including the location of a spinal cord injury, cysts, and tumors.
