ALLOPOLYPLOIDY | • allopolyploidy n. (Genetics) A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from… • ALLOPOLYPLOIDY n. the state of being allopolyploid. |
AUTOPOLYPLOIDY | • autopolyploidy n. The property of being autopolyploid. • AUTOPOLYPLOIDY n. the state of being an autopolyploid, an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
CYTOPATHOLOGY | • cytopathology n. (Cytology, pathology) The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells. • CYTOPATHOLOGY n. the study of cells in illness. |
CYTOTAXONOMY | • cytotaxonomy n. (Taxonomy) The classification of organisms based upon their cellular structure and function, and especially… • CYTOTAXONOMY n. the classification of organisms based on cell structure, esp. the number, shape, etc., of the chromosomes. |
OTOLARYNGOLOGY | • otolaryngology n. (Medicine) The study of diseases of the ear, nose and throat. • OTOLARYNGOLOGY n. the branch of medicine that deals with the ear, nose, and throat. |
OXYMORONICALLY | • oxymoronically adv. In an oxymoronic manner. • oxymoronically adv. With regard to, or using oxymorons. • OXYMORONIC adv. of or like an oxymoron, an apparent paradox achieved by the juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one another. |
PALAEOPHYTOLOGY | • palaeophytology n. Alternative form of paleophytology. • PALAEOPHYTOLOGY n. the study of fossil plants, palaeobotany. |
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | • pathophysiology n. (Pathology) The physiological processes associated with disease or injury. • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY n. the physiology of abnormal states. |
PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY | • phototypography n. A photomechanical method of printing made to resemble traditional metal typography. • PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY n. any printing process involving the use of photography. |
PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY | • photoxylography n. A process in which a photograph is printed on wood to use as a template for engraving. • PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY n. wood engraving after a photographic impression on a woodblock. |
PHYSIOPATHOLOGY | • physiopathology n. Pathophysiology: the physiological processes associated with disease or injury, or the study thereof. • PHYSIOPATHOLOGY n. a branch of biology or medicine that combines physiology and pathology esp. in the study of altered bodily function in disease. |
PHYTOPATHOLOGY | • phytopathology n. The study of plant diseases; plant pathology. • PHYTOPATHOLOGY n. plant pathology. |
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | • psychopathology n. (Medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural… • psychopathology n. (Countable) A mental or behavioral disorder. • PSYCHOPATHOLOGY n. the study of mental illness. |
PYROPHOTOGRAPHY | • pyrophotography n. (Photography) Any photographic process involving the use of heat to fix the picture. • PYROPHOTOGRAPHY n. the production of pyrophotographs. |
SYMPTOMATOLOGY | • symptomatology n. (Uncountable) The science that studies the symptoms of diseases. • symptomatology n. (Countable) The aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease. • SYMPTOMATOLOGY n. the study of symptoms of illness. |