CIRCUMGYRATORY | • circumgyratory adj. Moving in a circle; turning round. • CIRCUMGYRATORY adj. whirling around. |
CRYPTOGAMY | • cryptogamy n. The condition of being a cryptogam. • cryptogamy n. Cryptogamic botany. • CRYPTOGAMY n. the state of being a cryptogam, reproducing by spores and not seeds. |
HYDROMETALLURGY | • hydrometallurgy n. The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals… • HYDROMETALLURGY n. the treatment of ores by wet processes (as leaching). |
HYGROMETRICALLY | • hygrometrically adv. By means of, or in terms of, hygrometry. • HYGROMETRICAL adv. relating to hygrometry, also HYGROMETRIC. |
HYGROMETRY | • hygrometry n. The measurement of the moisture content of gases, but especially of the humidity of the atmosphere. • HYGROMETRY n. the science of humidity. |
LARYNGECTOMY | • laryngectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the larynx, most often performed in cases of laryngeal cancer. • LARYNGECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the larynx. |
LARYNGOTOMY | • laryngotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical operation of cutting into the larynx. • LARYNGOTOMY n. surgical removal of the larynx. |
MARTYROLOGY | • martyrology n. (Roman Catholicism) A catalogue or list of martyrs (or, more precisely, of saints), arranged in the… • martyrology n. (Judaism) The story of the deaths of several famous Rabbis (including Rabbi Akiva) by Romans, read both… • MARTYROLOGY n. the study of martyrs. |
MEGAKARYOCYTE | • megakaryocyte n. (Anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets. • MEGAKARYOCYTE n. a large cell with a lobulated nucleus, found esp. in the bone marrow, the source of blood platelets. |
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. |
MEGAKARYOCYTIC | • megakaryocytic adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes. • MEGAKARYOCYTIC adj. of or like a megakaryocyte. |
MORTIFYINGLY | • mortifyingly adv. In a mortifying manner; so as to cause great embarrassment. • MORTIFYING adv. humiliating. |
MYRINGOTOMY | • myringotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of making a tiny incision in the eardrum, to relieve pressure caused… • MYRINGOTOMY n. surgical removal of the myringa, the eardrum. |
MYTHOGRAPHY | • mythography n. A depiction of a myth in literature or the arts. • MYTHOGRAPHY n. the descriptive study or representation of myths. |
PHARYNGOTOMY | • pharyngotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumour or anything that… • pharyngotomy n. Scarification or incision of the tonsils. • PHARYNGOTOMY n. the surgical removal of the pharynx. |
PLETHYSMOGRAPHY | • plethysmography n. (Medicine) The diagnostic use of a plethysmograph. • PLETHYSMOGRAPHY n. measurement by use of a plethysmograph, an instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood flow. |
PYROMETALLURGY | • pyrometallurgy n. Any process that uses high temperatures to transform either metals or their ores. • PYROMETALLURGY adj. chemical metallurgy depending on heat action (as roasting and smelting). |
SYRINGOTOMY | • syringotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of cutting for anal fistula. • SYRINGOTOMY n. cutting of a fistula. |