| APPENDICECTOMY | • appendicectomy n. (Surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. • APPENDICECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDECTOMY. |
| CYPROHEPTADINE | • cyproheptadine n. (Pharmacology) A particular antihistaminic, anticholinergic and antiserotonergic agent. • CYPROHEPTADINE n. a powerful antihistamine drug used to treat allergies. |
| ECTYPOGRAPHIES | • ECTYPOGRAPHY n. etching in relief. |
| EPIPHYTOLOGIES | • EPIPHYTOLOGY n. the study of epiphytes. |
| HYPERMETROPIAS | • hypermetropias n. Plural of hypermetropia. • HYPERMETROPIA n. longsightedness, aka hyperopia, also HYPERMETROPY. |
| HYPERMETROPIES | • HYPERMETROPY n. an inability to see near objects clearly because the images received by the eye are focused behind the retina, also HYPERMETROPIA. |
| HYPERPOLARISED | • hyperpolarised v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperpolarise. • HYPERPOLARISE v. to increase the difference in electric potential across a cell membrane, also HYPERPOLARIZE. |
| HYPERPOLARISES | • hyperpolarises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyperpolarise. • HYPERPOLARISE v. to increase the difference in electric potential across a cell membrane, also HYPERPOLARIZE. |
| HYPERPOLARIZED | • hyperpolarized v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperpolarize. • HYPERPOLARIZE v. to produce an increase in potential difference across a biological membrane, also HYPERPOLARISE. |
| HYPERPOLARIZES | • hyperpolarizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyperpolarize. • HYPERPOLARIZE v. to produce an increase in potential difference across a biological membrane, also HYPERPOLARISE. |
| HYPERPROSEXIAS | • HYPERPROSEXIA n. abnormal powers of perception, as in Australian aboriginal trackers. |
| HYPNOTHERAPIES | • hypnotherapies n. Plural of hypnotherapy. • HYPNOTHERAPY n. therapy involving the use of hypnotism. |
| PERITONEOSCOPY | • PERITONEOSCOPY n. the visual examination of the peritoneal cavities by means of an endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdomen. |
| PHYTOTHERAPIES | • phytotherapies n. Plural of phytotherapy. • PHYTOTHERAPY n. the treatment of the diseases of plants. |
| PORPHYROGENITE | • porphyrogenite n. (Historical) an honorific title given to a son of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire, notably… • PORPHYROGENITE n. a Byzantine emperor's son, born in the purple. |
| PREOPERATIVELY | • preoperatively adv. In a preoperative context; before surgery. • PREOPERATIVE adv. occurring before a surgical operation. |
| PYELONEPHRITIC | • pyelonephritic adj. Relating to pyelonephritis. • PYELONEPHRITIC adj. relating to pyelonephritis, inflammation of both the kidney and its pelvis. |
| PYELONEPHRITIS | • pyelonephritis n. (Pathology) An ascending urinary tract infection of the renal pelvis. • PYELONEPHRITIS n. inflammation of both the kidney and its pelvis. |