SYRINGOTOMY | • syringotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of cutting for anal fistula. • SYRINGOTOMY n. cutting of a fistula. |
DYSTELEOLOGY | • dysteleology n. (Philosophy) The view that existence has no telos or final cause from purposeful design. • dysteleology n. The study of apparently functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. • DYSTELEOLOGY n. the study of functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. |
HOMOZYGOSITY | • homozygosity n. The condition of being homozygous. • HOMOZYGOSITY n. the state of being homozygous, inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
SYMPTOMOLOGY | • symptomology n. (Informal) symptomatology. • SYMPTOMOLOGY n. the science of symptoms. |
ZYGOMYCETOUS | • zygomycetous adj. Of or relating to the zygomycetes. • ZYGOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a zygomycete, one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |
GLYCOSYLATION | • glycosylation n. (Organic chemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a… • GLYCOSYLATION n. the process of adding glycosyl radicals to a protein to form a glycoprotein. |
SYSTEMATOLOGY | • systematology n. (Uncountable) The science or study of systematizing. • systematology n. (Countable) The science or study of systems or their formations. • SYSTEMATOLOGY n. the study of systems. |
ZYGODACTYLOUS | • zygodactylous adj. (Ornithology) Having two toes pointing forward, and two toes pointing backward. • ZYGODACTYLOUS adj. of or like a zygodactyl, having two toes pointing forward and two backwards. |
GLYCOSYLATIONS | • glycosylations n. Plural of glycosylation. • GLYCOSYLATION n. the process of adding glycosyl radicals to a protein to form a glycoprotein. |
HETEROZYGOSITY | • heterozygosity n. The condition of being heterozygous. • HETEROZYGOSITY n. the state of being heterozygous. |
HYGROSCOPICITY | • hygroscopicity n. (Uncountable) The state of being hygroscopic. • hygroscopicity n. (Countable) The degree to which a substance is hygroscopic. • HYGROSCOPICITY n. the state of being hygroscopic. |
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. |
PHYTOSOCIOLOGY | • phytosociology n. (Ecology) The study of the ecology, classification and distribution of plant communities. • PHYTOSOCIOLOGY n. a branch of ecology dealing with plant communities. |
SYMPTOMATOLOGY | • symptomatology n. (Uncountable) The science that studies the symptoms of diseases. • symptomatology n. (Countable) The aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease. • SYMPTOMATOLOGY n. the study of symptoms of illness. |
HISTOPHYSIOLOGY | • histophysiology n. The physiology or study of the functions of the cells and tissues in health. • HISTOPHYSIOLOGY n. a branch of physiology concerned with the function and activities of tissues. |
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | • pathophysiology n. (Pathology) The physiological processes associated with disease or injury. • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY n. the physiology of abnormal states. |
PHYSIOPATHOLOGY | • physiopathology n. Pathophysiology: the physiological processes associated with disease or injury, or the study thereof. • PHYSIOPATHOLOGY n. a branch of biology or medicine that combines physiology and pathology esp. in the study of altered bodily function in disease. |
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | • psychopathology n. (Medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural… • psychopathology n. (Countable) A mental or behavioral disorder. • PSYCHOPATHOLOGY n. the study of mental illness. |