THROMBOXANE | • thromboxane n. (Organic chemistry, medicine) Any of a number of eicosanoids, related to prostaglandin, that have a… • THROMBOXANE n. any of several compounds formed from prostaglandin endoperoxides which, when released from blood platelets, induce platelet aggregation and arterial constriction. |
XERANTHEMUM | • xeranthemum n. Any of the genus Xeranthemum of flowering plants native to Southern Europe. • XERANTHEMUM n. any plant of the Xeranthemum genus of plants of southern Europe, belonging to the thistle family. |
MORPHOSYNTAX | • morphosyntax n. (Linguistics) Morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit. • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words… • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics, formal) Grammar. |
PNEUMOTHORAX | • pneumothorax n. (Medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
THROMBOXANES | • thromboxanes n. Plural of thromboxane. • THROMBOXANE n. any of several compounds formed from prostaglandin endoperoxides which, when released from blood platelets, induce platelet aggregation and arterial constriction. |
XERANTHEMUMS | • xeranthemums n. Plural of xeranthemum. • XERANTHEMUM n. any plant of the Xeranthemum genus of plants of southern Europe, belonging to the thistle family. |
XIPHISTERNUM | • xiphisternum n. (Biology, medicine) Synonym of xiphoid process. • XIPHISTERNUM n. the posterior and smallest of the three divisions of the sternum. |
HEXAMETRISING | • HEXAMETRISE v. to put into hexameters, also HEXAMETRIZE. |
HEXAMETRIZING | • hexametrizing v. Present participle of hexametrize. • HEXAMETRIZE v. to put into hexameters, also HEXAMETRISE. |
XANTHOCHROISM | • xanthochroism n. Alternative form of xanthochromism. • XANTHOCHROISM n. a condition in which all skin pigments except yellow disappear. |
XANTHOCHROMIA | • xanthochromia n. (Medicine) The yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid that accompanies certain conditions, especially… • XANTHOCHROMIA n. any yellowish discoloration, esp. of the cerebrospinal fluid. |
XIPHISTERNUMS | • xiphisternums n. Plural of xiphisternum. • XIPHISTERNUM n. the posterior and smallest of the three divisions of the sternum. |
METHOXYFLURANE | • methoxyflurane n. (Pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned… • METHOXYFLURANE n. a potent general anaesthetic administered as a vapor. |
MORPHOSYNTAXES | • morphosyntaxes n. Plural of morphosyntax. • MORPHOSYNTAX n. the study of the interaction of morphology and syntax. |
PNEUMOTHORAXES | • pneumothoraxes n. Plural of pneumothorax. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
XANTHOCHROISMS | • XANTHOCHROISM n. a condition in which all skin pigments except yellow disappear. |
XANTHOCHROMIAS | • XANTHOCHROMIA n. any yellowish discoloration, esp. of the cerebrospinal fluid. |
HYPEREXCITEMENT | • hyperexcitement n. A state of very high excitement. • HYPEREXCITEMENT n. the state of being hyperexcited. |
METHOXYFLURANES | • methoxyfluranes n. Plural of methoxyflurane. • METHOXYFLURANE n. a potent general anaesthetic administered as a vapor. |