(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
absolutistically
absolutistically
adv
In an absolutist manner.
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
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.
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
acculturationist
acculturationist
noun
A specialist in the study of acculturation.
accumulativeness
accumulativeness
noun
The state or qualities of being accumulative.
acetylacetonates
acetylacetonates
noun
plural of acetylacetonate
acetylasalicylic
acetylrosaniline
acetylsalicylate
acetylsalicylate
noun
(organic chemistry) the acetyl derivative of salicylate; any salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid
achroodextrinase
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acousticolateral
acousticolateral
adj
Relating to, or connecting the inner ear and the lateral line of fish
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
actinobacillosis
actinobacillosis
noun
(pathology) A zoonotic disease, most commonly associated with animals, caused by the Actinobacillus bacteria, and which forms radiating structures in the tissues
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinomycosistic
actinopterygious
adenocystomatous
adenomyxosarcoma
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
administratrices
administratrices
noun
plural of administratrix
aeroenterectasia
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
affectionateness
affectionateness
noun
The state or quality of being affectionate.
agriculturalists
agriculturalists
noun
plural of agriculturalist
agrostographical
alectoromorphous
amphicarpogenous
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amyelencephalous
anabaptistically
anarchosocialist
anerythroplastic
anglocatholicism
anociassociation
anociassociation
noun
(surgery) The prevention of shock during surgery using a combination of methods, including sedation and anesthesia.
anopisthographic
anopisthographic
adj
Not opisthographic; bearing writing on one side only.
antagonistically
antagonistically
adv
In an antagonistic manner.
anteresurrection
anthraceniferous
anthracitiferous
anthraconecrosis
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.
One who opposes conservative attitudes or politics.
anticonstitution
anticontagionist
anticontagionist
noun
(medicine) A proponent of anticontagionism.
anticontagiously
anticreativeness
anticriticalness
anticyclogenesis
anticyclogenesis
noun
(meteorology) the development or strengthening of anticyclonic circulation in the atmosphere.
antidomestically
antidynastically
antiecclesiastic
antiecclesiastic
adj
Alternative form of antiecclesiastical
antieducationist
antiegoistically
antienthusiastic
antienthusiastic
adj
(religion, historical) Opposing the idea of enthusiasm, or divine possession.
antiliberalistic
antilogistically
antimilitaristic
antimilitaristic
adj
(politics) Opposing militarism.
antimonarchistic
antimonopolistic
antimonopolistic
adj
(economics) Opposing monopolies.
antimysticalness
antinaturalistic
antinaturalistic
adj
(philosophy, sociology) Of or relating to antinaturalism; opposing naturalism.
antioptimistical
antiperistatical
antiperistatical
Adjective
Pertaining to antiperistasis.
antiphrastically
antiphrastically
adv
(rhetoric) By means of, or in terms of, antiphrasis.
antiphysicalness
antipragmaticism
antistrophically
antistrophically
adv
With the use of antistrophe.
antitheistically
antitheistically
adv
In an antitheistic manner.
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antonomastically
antonomastically
adv
(rhetoric) In terms of, or by means of, antonomasia.
aphrodisiomaniac
aponogetonaceous
aponogetonaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aponogetonaceae.
appendicectomies
appendicectomies
noun
plural of appendicectomy
appreciativeness
appreciativeness
noun
The state or quality of being appreciative.
approachableness
approachableness
noun
The state or quality of being approachable.
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.
archecclesiastic
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamy
archididascalian
archididascalian
adj
of, like or pertaining to headmasters
archiepiscopally
architecturalist
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
archocystosyrinx
archpresbyterate
archsacrificator
aristocratically
aristocratically
adv
in an aristocratic manner
regarding aristocracy
aristocraticness
aristocraticness
noun
The state or quality of being aristocratic.
aristolochiaceae
arterioscleroses
arterioscleroses
noun
plural of arteriosclerosis
arteriosclerosis
arteriosclerosis
noun
(pathology) Hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessels.
arteriosclerotic
arteriosclerotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or caused by arteriosclerosis
noun
A person suffering from arteriosclerosis.
arthrochondritis
arthrochondritis
noun
(pathology) chondritis of a joint
articulatenesses
artificialnesses
ascertainability
ascertainability
noun
The quality of being ascertainable.
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
associationalism
associationalist
associationistic
associationistic
adj
(psychology) Of or pertaining to associationism.
astigmatoscopies
astragalocentral
asymmetrocarpous
asymptomatically
asymptomatically
adv
Without exhibiting any symptom of disease.
attractivenesses
attractivenesses
noun
plural of attractiveness
australopithecus
autocondensation
autocondensation
noun
(chemistry) A condensation reaction between two molecules of the same compound
autocoprophagous
autocoprophagous
adj
That eats its own excrement.
autocraticalness
autoelectrolysis
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself
autosymbolically
axisymmetrically
axisymmetrically
adv
In axisymmetric fashion.
backbonelessness
backbonelessness
noun
cowardice; spinelessness
bacterioscopical
bacterioscopical
adj
bacterioscopic
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
bibliopegistical
bicentenarnaries
bioastronautical
bioastronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to bioastronautics.
bioclimatologies
bioclimatologist
bioclimatologist
noun
One who studies bioclimatology.
biophysiological
biophysiological
adj
Relating to biophysiology
biopsychological
biopsychological
adj
Of or pertaining to biopsychology.
biosynthetically
biosynthetically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis.
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blepharochalasis
blepharochalasis
noun
An inflammation of the eyelid, characterized by exacerbations and remissions of eyelid edema, which results in a stretching and subsequent atrophy of the eyelid tissue resulting in redundant folds over the lid margins.