(surgery) Construction of an opening into the cavity of a joint
artiodactyl
artiodactyl
noun
(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla.
arytenoidal
arytenoidal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arytenoids
ascomycetal
ascomycetal
adj
Relating to ascomycetes
ascomycetes
ascomycetes
noun
plural of ascomycete
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
assentatory
assentatory
adj
(obsolete) flattering; obsequious
assertorily
assertorily
adv
In an assertory manner
associatory
asteroxylon
asthenology
astrobotany
astrobotany
noun
Synonym of xenobotany
astrocaryum
astrocytoma
astrocytoma
noun
(medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
astrophyton
astrophyton
noun
The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
astuciously
astuciously
adv
astutely
atelomyelia
atelomyelia
noun
(medicine, rare) A congenital anomaly with incomplete development of the spinal cord.
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmidometry
atmocautery
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
attorneydom
attorneydom
noun
The realm or sphere of attorneys.
attorneyism
attorneyism
noun
The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
augitophyre
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
auteciously
authorially
authorially
adv
as an author
autobiology
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autochthony
autochthony
noun
An aboriginal condition or state.
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autolysates
autolysates
noun
plural of autolysate
autolyzates
autolyzates
noun
plural of autolyzate
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autopticity
autopticity
noun
The condition of being autoptic; an autoptic event
autorrhaphy
autosomally
autosomally
adv
In an autosomal way.
autostylism
autostylism
noun
Synonym of autostyly
autosymnoia
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.
auxiliatory
auxiliatory
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary; helping.
azoerythrin
azygomatous
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
baroclinity
baroclinity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic.
basiotripsy
bathochromy
bathychrome
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
bathysophic
bayonetting
bayonetting
noun
Overlap of fracture fragments in a longbone fracture resulting in shortening of the extremity.
verb
(Britain) present participle of bayonet
beauteously
beauteously
adv
In a beauteous manner.
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
benzoylated
benzoylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified by reaction with benzoyl groups
beryllonate
bialystoker
bibliolatry
bibliolatry
noun
Excessive admiration for a book.
Specifically, excessive reverence for, or worship of, the Bible or Koran, especially as taken literally.
biconcavity
biconcavity
noun
The quality of being biconcave.
bidactylous
bioactivity
bioactivity
noun
(biology, medicine) Biologic activity, such as biochemical or immunologic reactivity: the biologic effect (function or dysfunction, benefit or toxicity) of a substance.
biocatalyst
biocatalyst
noun
(biochemistry) A biochemical catalyst; normally an enzyme.
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blastochyle
blastochyle
noun
(anatomy) The clear or shiny colorless fluid in the blastodermic vesicles.
blastocysts
blastocysts
noun
plural of blastocyst
blastomyces
blastomycin
blastomycin
noun
A sterile material, produced from cultures of the fungus Blastomyces, once used for intradermal testing
blastostyle
blastostyle
noun
(zoology) In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid whose special function is to produce medusoid buds.
botanically
botanically
adv
in a botanical manner
regarding botany
botanomancy
botanomancy
noun
Divination by plants. A form of pyromancy in which tree branches and/or leaves are burnt.
Tea-leaf reading, or tasseomancy.
botryllidae
brachiotomy
bradycrotic
bradycrotic
adj
Having a slow pulse
broadwayite
bromatology
bromatology
noun
The study of food.
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
buoyantness
buoyantness
noun
The state or quality of being buoyant.
butylations
butylations
noun
plural of butylation
butyraceous
butyraceous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
caenostylic
caesarotomy
calamopitys
calcinatory
calcinatory
noun
A vessel used in calcination.
calculatory
calculatory
adj
Of or pertaining to calculation.
calefactory
calefactory
adj
warming
noun
(architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands
calonyction
calorimetry
calorimetry
noun
(physics) The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.
A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days.
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
campholytic
canthectomy
canthectomy
noun
The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.
cantholysis
cantholysis
noun
The surgical division of the canthus.
capsulotomy
capsulotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts
carbethoxyl
carbethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of carbethoxy
carbonylate
carbonylate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To introduce a carbonyl group, or the elements of carbon monoxide, into a molecule.
carbostyril
carbostyril
noun
(organic chemistry) alpha-quinolone
carboxylate
carboxylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
verb
(organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
(organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid
cardiectomy
cardiectomy
noun
The surgical removal of the cardia (the part of the esophagus that connects to the stomach).
cardiometry
cardiometry
noun
(medicine) measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
carnivority
carnivority
noun
The condition of being carnivorous
cartography
cartography
noun
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic.
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
castigatory
castigatory
adj
Serving or tending to castigate.
noun
(obsolete) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; the ducking stool or trebucket.
catalyzator
catchpolery
cathography
catholicity
catholicity
noun
Catholicism.
The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.
catonically
cattycorner
cattycorner
adv
(US, Canada) Alternative form of catty-corner
cautelously
cautelously
adv
(obsolete) In a cautelous manner.
cavillatory
celebratory
celebratory
adj
Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration.
cementatory
cementatory
adj
Having the quality of cementing, or uniting firmly.
cephalocyst
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
ceratectomy
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
ceratophrys
ceratophyta
ceratophyte
ceratophyte
noun
(zoology) a type of coral polyp, the internal axis of which has the appearance of wood or horn.
chaotically
chaotically
adv
In a chaotic manner.
charactonym
charactonym
noun
(literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chatoyances
chatoyances
noun
plural of chatoyance
chilacayote
chilacayote
noun
A species of squash, Cucurbita ficifolia.
chiloplasty
chinchayote
chinchayote
noun
Alternative form of chayote
chiroplasty
chiroplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the hand
choanocytal
choanocytal
adj
Relating to choanocytes
choanocytes
choanocytes
noun
plural of choanocyte
chrismatory
chrismatory
noun
A globular ampulla or jar used to hold chrism.
Part of a church set aside for the rite of confirmation.
chylothorax
chylothorax
noun
An accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity.
circulatory
circulatory
adj
Circular; going round.
Of or pertaining to a circulation, especially to the circulatory system.
noun
(chemistry) A vessel with two portions unequally exposed to heat, and with connecting pipes or passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining a circulation.
clairvoyant
clairvoyant
adj
(computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.
Able to foresee the future.
Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
Of or relating to clairvoyance.
noun
A person able to foresee the future
A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
clavicotomy
cleistogamy
cleistogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
climatology
climatology
noun
The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes.
clothesyard
clothesyard
noun
The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing