CHLAMYDOSPORES | • chlamydospores n. Plural of chlamydospore. • CHLAMYDOSPORE n. a thick-walled usually resting fungal spore. |
HYPOMENORRHEAS | • hypomenorrheas n. Plural of hypomenorrhea. • HYPOMENORRHEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHOEA. |
HYPOPHYSECTOMY | • hypophysectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland). • HYPOPHYSECTOMY n. the removal of the pituitary gland. |
LYMPHOADENOMAS | • LYMPHOADENOMA n. a tumour of the lymph glands, aka Hodgkin's disease. |
MEGASPOROPHYLL | • megasporophyll n. A sporophyll that bears megasporangia. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
METAPSYCHOLOGY | • metapsychology n. (Psychology) The philosophical study of psychology and of the mind. • metapsychology n. (Psychology) A set of principles governing Freudian psychology. • metapsychology n. (Philosophy) The study of how human experience forms, filters perception and shapes identity. |
MORPHOSYNTAXES | • morphosyntaxes n. Plural of morphosyntax. • MORPHOSYNTAX n. the study of the interaction of morphology and syntax. |
MYRMECOPHAGOUS | • myrmecophagous adj. Pertaining to the anteater. • myrmecophagous adj. Feeding on ants. • MYRMECOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on ants. |
MYRMECOPHILOUS | • myrmecophilous adj. (Biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants. • MYRMECOPHILOUS adj. ant-loving, of plants inhabited by ants and offering specialised shelters and food for them. |
PHARYNGOTOMIES | • pharyngotomies n. Plural of pharyngotomy. • PHARYNGOTOMY n. the surgical removal of the pharynx. |
PHONOCHEMISTRY | • PHONOCHEMISTRY n. the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves. |
PHOTOCHEMISTRY | • photochemistry n. (Chemistry) The study of photochemical reactions. • PHOTOCHEMISTRY n. science, processes and properties of chemical changes effected by light. |
SYMMETROPHOBIA | • symmetrophobia n. Aversion to symmetry. • SYMMETROPHOBIA n. fear of symmetry. |
SYNAPOMORPHIES | • synapomorphies n. Plural of synapomorphy. |
THERMOPHYLLOUS | • THERMOPHYLLOUS adj. having leaves only in the warmer part of the year, deciduous. |