(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominocystic
abdominocystic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
acanthocladous
acanthocladous
adj
(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthodes
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
accommodateness
accommodateness
noun
(rare) Fitness.
accommodatingness
accommodationist
accommodationist
noun
Someone who tries to accommodate and compromise with an opposition.
accommodations
accommodations
noun
plural of accommodation
accommodativeness
accommodativeness
noun
The state or quality of being accommodative.
accordionist
accordionist
noun
Someone who plays the accordion.
accordionists
accordionists
noun
plural of accordionist
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
achrodextrinase
achroodextrinase
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acrodontism
acrodonts
acrodonts
noun
plural of acrodont
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinoids
actinoids
noun
plural of actinoid
acutonodose
addictions
addictions
noun
plural of addiction
adenectomies
adenectomies
noun
plural of adenectomy
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenocyst
adenocystoma
adenocystoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma in which the neoplastic glandular epithelium forms cysts
adenocystomatous
adenoidectomies
adenoidectomies
noun
plural of adenoidectomy
adenosarcomata
adenosarcomata
noun
plural of adenosarcoma
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adolescent
adolescent
adj
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
noun
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
adolescently
adolescently
adv
In a adolescent manner; like a teenager.
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
adrenocorticosteroid
adrenocorticosteroid
noun
(biochemistry) adrenal corticosteroid
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adsignification
adsignification
noun
additional signification
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
aerodonetics
aerodonetics
noun
the study of the stability of aircraft in flight, especially the study of gliders
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
airconditions
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
anadicrotism
anarchoindividualist
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
anchistopoda
ancistrocladaceae
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
ancistrodon
ancistroid
ancistroid
adj
Hook-shaped.
androcrates
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anecdotalist
anecdotalist
noun
One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead of experimental evidence in a field of study.
anecdotes
anecdotes
noun
plural of anecdote
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anecdote
anecdotist
anecdotist
noun
One who relates anecdotes.
anecdotists
anecdotists
noun
plural of anecdotist
angiocarditis
anisocotyledonous
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
anisodactyla
anisodactyle
anisodactyli
anisodactylic
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
antecedaneous
antecedaneous
adj
(obsolete) antecedent; coming earlier in time
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
antiaphrodisiac
antiaphrodisiac
noun
Any substance that reduces sexual attraction.
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
antidemocracies
antidiscrimination
antidiscrimination
adj
(law) Opposing or disallowing discrimination
antidomestic
antidomestic
adj
Opposing what is domestic.
antidomestically
antidorcas
antieducationalist
antieducationist
antimethodicalness
antimodernistic
antiproductionist
antiproductiveness
antisacerdotal
antisacerdotal
adj
Hostile to priests or the priesthood.
antisacerdotalist
antisacerdotalist
noun
One who opposes priests or the priesthood.
antispasmodic
antispasmodic
adj
(pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms.
antispasmodics
antispasmodics
noun
plural of antispasmodic
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
antisyndication
appendectomies
appendectomies
noun
plural of appendectomy
appendicectomies
appendicectomies
noun
plural of appendicectomy
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
arachnoiditis
arachnoiditis
noun
(pathology) A neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.
arthrochondritis
arthrochondritis
noun
(pathology) chondritis of a joint
arthroendoscopy
ascensiontide
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
associatedness
associatedness
noun
The state or quality of being associated.
asterospondylic
astrodynamic
astrodynamic
adj
Pertaining to astrodynamics.
astrodynamics
astrodynamics
noun
The study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
astropectinidae
audubonistic
autocondensation
autocondensation
noun
(chemistry) A condensation reaction between two molecules of the same compound
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autodestruction
autodestruction
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
bacteriodiagnosis
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
basiarachnoiditis
basidiogenetic
bloodstanch
brachydontism
bradyteleocinesia
branchiostegidae
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
broadcasting
broadcasting
adj
Sending in all directions.
noun
(business) The business or profession of radio and television.
The act by which something is broadcast.
verb
present participle of broadcast
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
bronchadenitis
bronchoadenitis
cadastration
cadastration
noun
The carrying out of a cadastre (public survey of land for the purpose of taxation).
calcaneoastragaloid
cantdogs
cantdogs
noun
plural of cantdog
cardiocentesis
cardiocentesis
noun
(surgery) incision or puncture into the heart
cardiotonics
cardiotonics
noun
plural of cardiotonic
cardosanto
cardosanto
noun
Argemone mexicana, a species of hardy poppy found in Mexico, with bright yellow latex.
carotenoids
carotenoids
noun
plural of carotenoid
carotinoids
carotinoids
noun
plural of carotinoid
castorland
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
catenoids
catenoids
noun
plural of catenoid
cathodofluorescence
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).