AMINOPHYLLINE | • aminophylline n. (Pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio. • AMINOPHYLLINE n. a drug used to stimulate the heart and to dilate the air passages. |
EPIPHENOMENAL | • epiphenomenal adj. Being of secondary consequence to a causal chain of processes, but playing no causal role in the process of interest. • epiphenomenal adj. (Philosophy, psychology) Of or pertaining to a mental process that occurs only as an incidental effect… • EPIPHENOMENAL adj. of or relating to an epiphenomenon. |
MESENCEPHALON | • mesencephalon n. A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed… • MESENCEPHALON n. the middle section of the embryonic brain. |
METENCEPHALON | • metencephalon n. (Neuroanatomy) The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise. • METENCEPHALON n. the anterior segment of the developing vertebrate hindbrain. |
MONODELPHIANS | • monodelphians n. Plural of monodelphian. • MONODELPHIAN n. any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphi. |
MONOPHTHONGAL | • monophthongal adj. (Linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong. • monophthongal adj. (Linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also… • MONOPHTHONGAL adj. of or like a monophthong. |
MONOTELEPHONE | • monotelephone n. (Historical) An early telephonic device that transmits only one specific tone. • MONOTELEPHONE n. a telephone that transmits sounds of one pitch only. |
PHAEOMELANINS | • phaeomelanins n. Plural of phaeomelanin. • PHAEOMELANIN n. a reddish-brown pigment in animals, including birds. |
PHENOMENALISE | • phenomenalise v. Alternative form of phenomenalize. • PHENOMENALISE v. to represent as a phenomenon, also PHENOMENALIZE. |
PHENOMENALISM | • phenomenalism n. (Philosophy) The doctrine that physical objects exist only as perceptual phenomena or sensory stimuli. • PHENOMENALISM n. the doctrine that knowledge can only comprehend phenomena, also PHENOMENISM. |
PHENOMENALIST | • phenomenalist n. One who subscribes to the philosophy of phenomenalism. • PHENOMENALIST n. an adherent of the philosophical doctrine of phenomenalism, that knowledge can only comprehend phenomena. |
PHENOMENALITY | • phenomenality n. The state or property of being phenomenal. • PHENOMENALITY n. the state of being phenomenal. |
PHENOMENALIZE | • phenomenalize v. (Transitive) To represent as a phenomenon. • PHENOMENALIZE v. to represent as a phenomenon, also PHENOMENALISE. |
PHENOMENOLOGY | • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view. • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) A movement based on this, originated about 1905 by Edmund Husserl. • phenomenology n. (Medicine, philosophy of medical sciences) An approach to clinical practice which places undue reliance… |
PHENTOLAMINES | • phentolamines n. Plural of phentolamine. • PHENTOLAMINE n. an adrenergic blocking agent used esp. in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension due to pheochromocytoma. |
SPHINGOMYELIN | • sphingomyelin n. (Biochemistry) a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue. • SPHINGOMYELIN n. a phospholipid derived from sphingosine, occurring in cell membranes. |