ACANTHOCEPHALAN | • acanthocephalan n. Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. • acanthocephalan adj. In a manner similar to Acanthocephala. • ACANTHOCEPHALAN adj. belonging to the Acanthocephala, a division of parasitic worms with spiny proboscis. |
ACCOMPANIMENTAL | • accompanimental adj. Relating to or serving as an accompaniment. |
ACROPARESTHESIA | • acroparesthesia n. (Medicine) severe pain in the extremities. • ACROPARESTHESIA n. a persistent sensation of numbness and tingling in the hands and feet. |
ASCLEPIADACEOUS | • asclepiadaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to the milkweeds. • ASCLEPIADACEOUS adj. belonging to the Asclepiadaceae, the milkweed and swallowwort family. |
CARPOMETACARPUS | • carpometacarpus n. (Anatomy) The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds. • CARPOMETACARPUS n. in birds, a bone of the wing formed by fusion of some of the carpals with the metacarpals. |
MALACOPTERYGIAN | • malacopterygian n. (Archaic) (zoology) Any of the obsolete order of fish Malacopterygii. • MALACOPTERYGIAN adj. belonging to the Malacopterygii, a soft-finned suborder of bony fishes, including herrings and salmon. |
OCEANOGRAPHICAL | • oceanographical adj. Of or pertaining to oceanography, the science of oceans. • OCEANOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to oceanography, also OCEANOGRAPHIC. |
PALAEOANTHROPIC | • palaeoanthropic adj. Alternative spelling of paleoanthropic. • PALAEOANTHROPIC adj. of or relating to the earliest types of man, also PALAEANTHROPIC. |
PALAEOBOTANICAL | • palaeobotanical adj. Alternative spelling of paleobotanical. • PALAEOBOTANICAL adj. relating to palaeobotany, the study of fossil plants, also PALAEOBOTANIC. |
PALAEOGRAPHICAL | • palaeographical adj. Of or pertaining to palaeography. • palæographical adj. Obsolete spelling of paleographical. • PALAEOGRAPHICAL adj. related to palaeography, the study of ancient writings, also PALEOGRAPHIC. |
PARADOXICALNESS | • paradoxicalness n. The state or quality of being paradoxical. • PARADOXICAL n. of the nature of a paradox, also PARADOXAL. |
PHARMACOPOEIANS | • pharmacopœians n. Plural of pharmacopœian. • PHARMACOPOEIAN n. an individual who has expert knowledge of a pharmacopoeia. |
PHARMACOTHERAPY | • pharmacotherapy n. (Medicine) The use of pharmaceuticals to treat disease. • PHARMACOTHERAPY n. the treatment of disease and esp. mental illness with drugs. |
PLANTAGINACEOUS | • plantaginaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Plantaginaceae of plantains and close relatives. • PLANTAGINACEOUS adj. belonging to the plantain family. |
SPIROCHAETAEMIA | • spirochaetaemia n. (Pathology) Alternative form of spirochetemia. • SPIROCHAETAEMIA n. the presence of spirochaetes in the blood. |