| CHOLECYSTECTOMY | • cholecystectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder. • CHOLECYSTECTOMY n. a surgical operation to remove the gall bladder. |
| CHOLECYSTOSTOMY | • cholecystostomy n. The surgical creation of a stoma in the gallbladder, which can facilitate placement of a tube for drainage. • CHOLECYSTOSTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOTOMY. |
| CHOLECYSTOTOMY | • cholecystotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as when removing a gallstone. • CHOLECYSTOTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOSTOMY. |
| CRYPTOPHYTES | • cryptophytes n. Plural of cryptophyte. • CRYPTOPHYTE n. any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface. |
| CYANOETHYLATES | • cyanoethylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cyanoethylate. • CYANOETHYLATE v. to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into. |
| CYTOCHEMISTRY | • cytochemistry n. (Biochemistry) The biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell… • CYTOCHEMISTRY n. microscopic biochemistry. |
| ERYTHROCYTES | • erythrocytes n. Plural of erythrocyte. • ERYTHROCYTE n. a red blood corpuscle. |
| HETEROSTYLY | • heterostyly n. (Botany) The condition of having unequal styles. • HETEROSTYLY n. the state of having styles of different length in different flowers, also HETEROSTYLISM. |
| HETEROZYGOSITY | • heterozygosity n. The condition of being heterozygous. • HETEROZYGOSITY n. the state of being heterozygous. |
| HYDROXYAPATITES | • hydroxyapatites n. Plural of hydroxyapatite. • HYDROXYAPATITE n. a complex phosphate of calcium that occurs as a mineral and is the chief structural element of vertebrate bone. |
| HYSTERECTOMY | • hysterectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus. • HYSTERECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the womb. |
| HYSTEROTOMY | • hysterotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision in the uterus, commonly combined with a laparotomy… • HYSTEROTOMY n. a Caesarean cut. |
| PHYTOCHEMISTRY | • phytochemistry n. (Chemistry, botany) The scientific study of the chemicals found in plants. • phytochemistry n. (Botany) The collection of chemicals and chemical processes found in a particular plant. • PHYTOCHEMISTRY n. the chemistry of plants. |
| POLYSYNTHETIC | • polysynthetic adj. (Grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number… • polysynthetic adj. (Mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals. • POLYSYNTHETIC adj. made up of many separate elements, also POLYSYNTHETICAL. |
| POLYSYNTHETICAL | • polysynthetical adj. Alternative form of polysynthetic. • POLYSYNTHETICAL adj. made up of many separate elements, also POLYSYNTHETIC. |
| POLYSYNTHETISM | • polysynthetism n. Synonym of polysynthesis. • POLYSYNTHETISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| POLYSYNTHETISMS | • POLYSYNTHETISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| SYMPATHECTOMY | • sympathectomy n. (Neurosurgery) The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system. • SYMPATHECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a sympathetic ganglion or other part of the sympathetic system. |
| THYMOCYTES | • thymocytes n. Plural of thymocyte. • THYMOCYTE n. a lymphocyte found in the thymus. |