HYPOPLASTY | • hypoplasty n. Alternative form of hypoplasia. • HYPOPLASTY n. incomplete development of a part or organ, also HYPOPLASIA. |
HYPOPHYSEAL | • hypophyseal adj. Alternative spelling of hypophysial. • HYPOPHYSEAL adj. relating to the pituitary gland. |
HYPOPHYSIAL | • hypophysial adj. Of or pertaining to the hypophysis (the pituitary gland). • HYPOPHYSIAL adj. relating to the pituitary gland. |
POLYSYNAPTIC | • polysynaptic adj. (Of a reflex or impulse) of or involving multiple synapses. • POLYSYNAPTIC adj. involving two or more synapses in the central nervous system. |
HYPSOPHYLLARY | • HYPSOPHYLLARY adj. of or like a hypsophyll, a bract. |
ZYGAPOPHYSEAL | • zygapophyseal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the zygapophysis. • ZYGAPOPHYSEAL adj. relating to the zygapophysis, also ZYGAPOPHYSIAL. |
ZYGAPOPHYSIAL | • zygapophysial adj. Of or pertaining to zygapophysis. • ZYGAPOPHYSIAL adj. relating to the zygapophysis, also ZYGAPOPHYSEAL. |
PARAPSYCHOLOGY | • parapsychology n. The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts. • PARAPSYCHOLOGY n. the study of unexplained mental phenomena. |
PSYCHOPHYSICAL | • psychophysical adj. Of or pertaining to psychophysics. • psychophysical adj. Psychosomatic. • PSYCHOPHYSICAL adj. of or relating to psychophysics. |
STAPHYLOPLASTY | • staphyloplasty n. (Surgery) Plastic surgery to replace or repair the uvula and the soft palate. • STAPHYLOPLASTY n. plastic surgery involving the soft palate and the uvula. |
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. |
PLETHYSMOGRAPHY | • plethysmography n. (Medicine) The diagnostic use of a plethysmograph. • PLETHYSMOGRAPHY n. measurement by use of a plethysmograph, an instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood flow. |
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. |
SAPROPHYTICALLY | • saprophytically adv. In a saprophytic manner. • SAPROPHYTIC adv. relating to a saprophyte. |
STAPHYLORRHAPHY | • staphylorrhaphy n. The operation of uniting a cleft palate by paring and bringing together the edges of the cleft. • STAPHYLORRHAPHY n. the operation of uniting a cleft palate. |