(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominothoracic
abdominothoracic
adj
Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.
acclimatizations
acclimatizations
noun
plural of acclimatization
accommodableness
accommodableness
noun
(rare) The quality or condition of being accommodable
accommodationist
accommodationist
noun
Someone who tries to accommodate and compromise with an opposition.
acetoamidophenol
acetobromanilide
achroiocythaemia
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinomycetaceae
actinomycosistic
acylamidobenzene
adamantoblastoma
adelarthrosomata
adenocarcinomata
adenocystomatous
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenomyxosarcoma
administrational
administrational
adj
(nonstandard) Relating to administration.
adrenalectomized
adrenalectomized
adj
Having been adrenalectomized (subjected to adrenalectomy).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adrenalectomize
aerohydrodynamic
aerohydrodynamic
adj
Acting by the force of air and water.
aerometeorograph
aerometeorograph
noun
A meteorograph designed for use in an aircraft or other flying vehicle.
agamogenetically
agamogenetically
adv
By means of agamogenesis.
agnathostomatous
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
alcoholometrical
alcoholometrical
adj
Alternative form of alcoholometric
alectoromorphous
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
aminoacetanilide
aminotransferase
aminotransferase
noun
(biochemistry) Transaminase.
amoebobacterieae
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibolostylous
amphicarpogenous
amphidiarthrosis
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amphisporangiate
amyelencephalous
amygdalothripsis
anathematisation
anathematisation
noun
Alternative form of anathematization
anathematization
anathematization
noun
The act of anathematizing; vigorous denunciation.
anatomicomedical
anatomicomedical
adj
Relating to anatomy and medicine.
anchimonomineral
androgametangium
androgametophore
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anglocatholicism
anhaematopoiesis
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropometrical
anthropometrical
adj
Pertaining to anthropometry.
anthropomorphise
anthropomorphise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.
anthropomorphism
anthropomorphism
noun
(theology) The attribution of human characteristics to divine beings.
The attribution of human characteristics and behavior to something not human.
anthropomorphist
anthropomorphist
noun
(religion) One who attributes the human form to God.
One who anthropomorphizes.
anthropomorphite
anthropomorphite
noun
One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to a deity.
anthropomorphize
anthropomorphize
verb
(transitive) To attribute human-like characteristics to (something that is non-human).
(transitive) To endow with human qualities.
anthropomorphous
anthropomorphous
adj
Describing an animal or inanimate object using human characteristics; employing anthropomorphism.
Resembling a human being.
anthropopsychism
antiastronomical
antibenzaldoxime
anticeremonially
anticommercially
anticonformities
anticonservatism
antidemocratical
antidemocratical
adj
Alternative form of antidemocratic
antidogmatically
antidomestically
antiexpansionism
antiexpansionism
noun
Opposition to expansionism.
antigovernmental
antigovernmental
adj
Opposing a government.
antihemorrheidal
antiinflammatory
antiinflammatory
adj
Uncommon spelling of anti-inflammatory.
antimethodically
antimonarchistic
antimonopolistic
antimonopolistic
adj
(economics) Opposing monopolies.
antioptimistical
antiphilosophism
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
antonomastically
antonomastically
adv
(rhetoric) In terms of, or by means of, antonomasia.
aphrodisiomaniac
apophthegmatical
apophthegmatical
adj
Alternative form of apothegmatical
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
appendicectomies
appendicectomies
noun
plural of appendicectomy
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archaeostomatous
archaeostomatous
adj
(biology) Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely open up.
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamy
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
argillomagnesian
arithmetizations
arithmetizations
noun
plural of arithmetization
arthromeningitis
arthrorheumatism
associationalism
astigmatoscopies
astrometeorology
astrometeorology
noun
(astrology) The practice of using astrology for weather forecasting.
asymmetrocarpous
asymptomatically
asymptomatically
adv
Without exhibiting any symptom of disease.
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
authoritarianism
authoritarianism
noun
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
autoassimilation
autodiagrammatic
autofermentation
autofermentation
noun
endogenous fermentation
autoimmunization
autoimmunization
noun
(immunology) The process of becoming autoimmune.
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself
automanipulation
automanipulative
autoracemization
autosomatognosis
autosymbolically
avicularimorphae
barocyclonometer
barocyclonometer
noun
(nautical) A type of aneroid barometer that has accompanying diagrams and directions that help predict storms
basommatophorous
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
bdellostomatidae
benzantialdoxime
benzenediazonium
bioclimatologies
bioclimatologist
bioclimatologist
noun
One who studies bioclimatology.
bioenvironmental
bioenvironmental
adj
Of or pertaining to the interactions between the environment and living organisms
bisdimethylamino
bismutosphaerite
blepharoatheroma
blepharocoloboma
blepharophimosis
blepharophimosis
noun
(medicine) A condition involving bilateral ptosis with reduced eyelid size, vertically and horizontally, a flat nasal bridge, and hypoplastic orbital rim.
branchiostomidae
bromidrosiphobia
bromidrosiphobia
noun
A fear that one has an offensive body odour
bromocyanidation
bromonaphthalene
bromonaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric brominated derivatives of naphthalene
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
calamitousnesses
calorimetrically
calorimetrically
adv
By means of calorimetry
In a calorimetric manner
calyptrimorphous
campanologically
campanologically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, campanology.
camphocarboxylic
caprimulgiformes
carcinosarcomata
carcinosarcomata
noun
plural of carcinosarcoma
cardiomyoliposis
cardiomyoliposis
noun
(pathology) fatty degeneration of the myocardium
cardiomyomalacia
cephalohumeralis
ceratomandibular
cerebromedullary
cerebromedullary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
cerebromeningeal
cerebromeningeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the meninges
cervicobregmatic
cervicobregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anterior fontanelle and the junction of the neck with the floor of the mouth.
chamaesiphonales
charadriomorphae
chemoautotrophic
chemoautotrophic
adj
(biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemoserotherapy
chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutic
adj
(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
noun
(medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy