| APPENDECTOMIES | • appendectomies n. Plural of appendectomy. • APPENDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDICECTOMY. |
| APPOSITENESSES | • appositenesses n. Plural of appositeness. • APPOSITENESS n. the state of being apposite. |
| ENDOPEPTIDASE | • endopeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes, such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin and elastase, which… • ENDOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds within the long chains of protein molecules. |
| ENDOPEPTIDASES | • endopeptidases n. Plural of endopeptidase. • ENDOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds within the long chains of protein molecules. |
| EPIPHENOMENA | • epiphenomena n. Plural of epiphenomenon. • EPIPHENOMENON n. a secondary phenomenon associated with and apparently due to another. |
| EPIPHENOMENAL | • epiphenomenal adj. Being of secondary consequence to a causal chain of processes, but playing no causal role in the process of interest. • epiphenomenal adj. (Philosophy, psychology) Of or pertaining to a mental process that occurs only as an incidental effect… • EPIPHENOMENAL adj. of or relating to an epiphenomenon. |
| EPIPHENOMENALLY | • epiphenomenally adv. In an epiphenomenal manner. • EPIPHENOMENAL adv. of or relating to an epiphenomenon. |
| EXOPEPTIDASE | • exopeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes which catalyze the removal of a single amino acid from the… • EXOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds. |
| EXOPEPTIDASES | • exopeptidases n. Plural of exopeptidase. • EXOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds. |
| PELOTHERAPIES | • PELOTHERAPY n. medical treatment by mud baths. |
| PERIMENOPAUSE | • perimenopause n. The physiological stage that women approaching menopause go through when, due to hormonal changes, they… • PERIMENOPAUSE n. the period around the onset of menopause that is often marked by various physical signs (as hot flashes and menstrual irregularity). |
| PERIMENOPAUSES | • PERIMENOPAUSE n. the period around the onset of menopause that is often marked by various physical signs (as hot flashes and menstrual irregularity). |
| PERIOPERATIVE | • perioperative adj. (Surgery) Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and… |
| PREOPERATIVE | • preoperative adj. Prior to surgery. • preoperative n. A transgender person who has not yet undergone gender reassignment surgery. • PREOPERATIVE adj. occurring before a surgical operation. |
| PREOPERATIVELY | • preoperatively adv. In a preoperative context; before surgery. • PREOPERATIVE adv. occurring before a surgical operation. |
| PREPONDERANCIES | • preponderancies n. Plural of preponderancy. • PREPONDERANCY n. a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength, also PREPONDERANCE. |
| PYRETOTHERAPIES | • PYRETOTHERAPY n. medical treatment by causing fever. |
| SPELEOTHERAPIES | • SPELEOTHERAPY n. an alternative or complementary method of therapy for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases, involving periods spent underground in a salt mine. |