| ADENOHYPOPHYSIS | • adenohypophysis n. (Anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones… • ADENOHYPOPHYSIS n. the anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland. |
| 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. |
| HYDROPHOBICITY | • hydrophobicity n. (Chemistry, uncountable) The condition of being hydrophobic. • hydrophobicity n. (Chemistry, countable) The degree to which a substance is hydrophobic. • HYDROPHOBICITY n. the state of being hydrophobic. |
| HYPOTHYROID | • hypothyroid adj. Of or pertaining to hypothyroidism. • hypothyroid adj. Having hypothyroidism. • HYPOTHYROID adj. affected with hypothyroidism. |
| HYPOTHYROIDISM | • hypothyroidism n. (Pathology) The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. • HYPOTHYROIDISM n. deficient activity of the thyroid gland. |
| HYPOTHYROIDISMS | • hypothyroidisms n. Plural of hypothyroidism. • HYPOTHYROIDISM n. deficient activity of the thyroid gland. |
| HYPOTHYROIDS | • HYPOTHYROID n. someone suffering from hypothyroidism. |
| ICHTHYODORYLITE | • ICHTHYODORYLITE n. a fossilised fish-spine, also ICHTHYODORULITE. |
| ICHTHYOLOGY | • ichthyology n. The branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish. • ICHTHYOLOGY n. the study of fish. |
| NEUROHYPOPHYSIS | • neurohypophysis n. (Anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic… • NEUROHYPOPHYSIS n. the portion of the pituitary gland that is composed of the infundibulum and posterior lobe and is concerned with the secretion of various hormones. |
| ORTHOPSYCHIATRY | • orthopsychiatry n. (Psychiatry) branch of psychiatry concerned with the prevention of mental illness, especially in the young. • ORTHOPSYCHIATRY n. preventive psychiatry for young people. |
| 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. |
| PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY | • psychobiography n. A biography that emphasises the psychological aspects of its subject. • PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY n. a biography written from a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic point of view. |
| PSYCHOHISTORY | • psychohistory n. (Psychology, historiography) The scientific study of psychology and motivation in history. • psychohistory n. (Science fiction) A fictional mathematical statistical science of large population dynamics, where mathematical… • PSYCHOHISTORY n. historical analysis or interpretation using psychological and psychoanalytic methods. |