(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
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.
acetylacetonates
acetylacetonates
noun
plural of acetylacetonate
acetylrosaniline
achroodextrinase
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
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
adamantoblastoma
adenocystomatous
adenohypophyseal
adenohypophyseal
adj
Alternative form of adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenomyxosarcoma
adenopharyngitis
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
administrational
administrational
adj
(nonstandard) Relating to administration.
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
aeroenterectasia
affectionateness
affectionateness
noun
The state or quality of being affectionate.
agglutinationist
agnathostomatous
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
aminotransferase
aminotransferase
noun
(biochemistry) Transaminase.
amphicarpogenous
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amphisporangiate
amyelencephalous
anaesthetization
anaesthetization
noun
The act of anesthetizing
anarchosocialist
anathematisation
anathematisation
noun
Alternative form of anathematization
anerythroplastic
anesthesiologies
anesthesiologist
anesthesiologist
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.
anglocatholicism
anhaematopoiesis
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.
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.
anthropomorphous
anthropomorphous
adj
Describing an animal or inanimate object using human characteristics; employing anthropomorphism.
One who opposes conservative attitudes or politics.
anticonstitution
anticontagionist
anticontagionist
noun
(medicine) A proponent of anticontagionism.
anticontagiously
anticyclogenesis
anticyclogenesis
noun
(meteorology) the development or strengthening of anticyclonic circulation in the atmosphere.
antidomestically
antieducationist
antiegoistically
antievolutionist
antievolutionist
noun
A person who believes, or argues, that evolution does not take place.
antiexpansionism
antiexpansionism
noun
Opposition to expansionism.
antiexpansionist
antiexpansionist
noun
One who opposes expansionism.
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
antilogistically
antimonarchistic
antimonopolistic
antimonopolistic
adj
(economics) Opposing monopolies.
antinationalists
antinationalists
noun
plural of antinationalist
antioptimistical
antiphilosophies
antiphilosophies
noun
plural of antiphilosophy
antiphilosophism
antiprostitution
antiprostitution
adj
Acting against or prohibiting prostitution
antiredeposition
antisensuousness
antisensuousness
noun
The state or quality of being antisensuous.
antistrophically
antistrophically
adv
With the use of antistrophe.
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
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.
archocystosyrinx
argillomagnesian
aristocraticness
aristocraticness
noun
The state or quality of being aristocratic.
arithmetizations
arithmetizations
noun
plural of arithmetization
arsenotungstates
arthrochondritis
arthrochondritis
noun
(pathology) chondritis of a joint
arthromeningitis
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
associationalism
associationalist
associationistic
associationistic
adj
(psychology) Of or pertaining to associationism.
asterospondylous
astragalocentral
australanthropus
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.
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autoassimilation
autocondensation
autocondensation
noun
(chemistry) A condensation reaction between two molecules of the same compound
autocraticalness
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
autosomatognosis
backbonelessness
backbonelessness
noun
cowardice; spinelessness
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneophysiology
beforehandedness
bioastronautical
bioastronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to bioastronautics.
biosynthetically
biosynthetically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis.
bipotentialities
bipotentialities
noun
plural of bipotentiality
bisdimethylamino
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharostenosis
blepharosynechia
blockheadishness
bloodstainedness
bloodthirstiness
bloodthirstiness
noun
The characteristic of being bloodthirsty.
brachistochronic
branchiopneustic
branchiostegidae
branchiostomidae
bronchiostenosis
bronchocavernous
broncholithiasis
broncholithiasis
noun
(pathology) lithiasis of the bronchi
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
caesalpiniaceous
caesalpiniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae, now usually subfamily Caesalpinioideae, of peacock flowers and close relatives.