POLYCHOTOMY | • polychotomy n. Polytomy. • polychotomy n. A division or separation into more than two groups or pieces; a distinction that results in such division. • POLYCHOTOMY n. division into many parts, e.g. on a cladogram. |
HYPOCOTYLOUS | • HYPOCOTYLOUS adj. of or like a hypocotyl, the stem of a plant below the cotyledons. |
POLYPHYODONT | • polyphyodont n. Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced. • POLYPHYODONT adj. having more than two successive dentitions. |
ZOOPHYTOLOGY | • zoophytology n. The natural history of zoophytes. • zoöphytology n. Archaic spelling of zoophytology. • ZOOPHYTOLOGY n. the study of zoophytes, plantlike animals. |
CYTOPATHOLOGY | • cytopathology n. (Cytology, pathology) The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells. • CYTOPATHOLOGY n. the study of cells in illness. |
CHOLECYSTOTOMY | • cholecystotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as when removing a gallstone. • CHOLECYSTOTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOSTOMY. |
CYTOTECHNOLOGY | • cytotechnology n. The microscopic interpretation of cells to detect cancer and other abnormalities. • CYTOTECHNOLOGY n. the identification of cells and cellular abnormalities in cancer. |
PHYTOPATHOLOGY | • phytopathology n. The study of plant diseases; plant pathology. • PHYTOPATHOLOGY n. plant pathology. |
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. |
CHOLECYSTOSTOMY | • cholecystostomy n. The surgical creation of a stoma in the gallbladder, which can facilitate placement of a tube for drainage. • CHOLECYSTOSTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOTOMY. |
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. |
PALAEOPHYTOLOGY | • palaeophytology n. Alternative form of paleophytology. • PALAEOPHYTOLOGY n. the study of fossil plants, palaeobotany. |
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | • pathophysiology n. (Pathology) The physiological processes associated with disease or injury. • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY n. the physiology of abnormal states. |
PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY | • photoxylography n. A process in which a photograph is printed on wood to use as a template for engraving. • PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY n. wood engraving after a photographic impression on a woodblock. |
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. |