| CHOLECYSTECTOMY | • cholecystectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder. • CHOLECYSTECTOMY n. a surgical operation to remove the gall bladder. |
| CYANOACETYLENES | • cyanoacetylenes n. Plural of cyanoacetylene. • CYANOACETYLENE n. a large and complex organic molecule found in interstellar clouds. |
| CYANOETHYLATES | • cyanoethylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cyanoethylate. • CYANOETHYLATE v. to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into. |
| CYCLOOXYGENASE | • cyclooxygenase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze a cyclooxygenation reaction, but especially the… • cyclo-oxygenase n. (Biochemistry) Alternative spelling of cyclooxygenase. |
| CYCLOOXYGENASES | • cyclooxygenases n. Plural of cyclooxygenase. • cyclo-oxygenases n. Plural of cyclo-oxygenase; Alternative form of cyclooxygenases. |
| ERYTHROCYTES | • erythrocytes n. Plural of erythrocyte. • ERYTHROCYTE n. a red blood corpuscle. |
| GLYCOGENOLYSES | • glycogenolyses n. Plural of glycogenolysis. • GLYCOGENOLYSIS n. the breakdown of glycogen esp. to glucose in the animal body. |
| HYSTERECTOMY | • hysterectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus. • HYSTERECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the womb. |
| LEUCOCYTOLYSES | • LEUCOCYTOLYSIS n. breaking down of the leucocytes, also LEUKOCYTOLYSIS. |
| LEUKOCYTOLYSES | • LEUKOCYTOLYSIS n. the destruction of leucocytes, also LEUCOCYTOLYSIS. |
| MEGAKARYOCYTES | • megakaryocytes n. Plural of megakaryocyte. • MEGAKARYOCYTE n. a large cell with a lobulated nucleus, found esp. in the bone marrow, the source of blood platelets. |
| MYELOCYTES | • myelocytes n. Plural of myelocyte. • MYELOCYTE n. a nerve-cell of the brain or spinal cord. |
| MYXOMYCETES | • myxomycetes n. Plural of myxomycete. • Myxomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Amoebozoa – Myxogastrea. • MYXOMYCETE n. slime mould. |
| OXYACETYLENES | • OXYACETYLENE n. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, esp. for cutting or welding. |
| PHYCOMYCETES | • phycomycetes n. Plural of phycomycete. • Phycomycetes prop.n. An obsolete taxon comprising certain fungi with non-septate hyphae. • PHYCOMYCETE n. a fungus resembling algae. |
| PSYCHOSYNTHESES | • psychosyntheses n. Plural of psychosynthesis. • PSYCHOSYNTHESIS n. a form of psychotherapy combining psychoanalytic techniques with meditation and exercise. |
| PYRENOMYCETOUS | • PYRENOMYCETOUS adj. belonging to the Pyrenomycetes, a group of Ascomycetes whose characteristic fructification is the perithecium. |
| STEREOTYPICALLY | • stereotypically adv. In a stereotypical manner or way. • STEREOTYPICAL adv. of or like a stereotype, also STEREOTYPIC. |
| ZYGOMYCETES | • zygomycetes n. Plural of zygomycete. • ZYGOMYCETE n. one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |