COLPOSCOPE | • colposcope n. A form of endoscope used to examine the tissues of the vagina and cervix. • COLPOSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the neck of the uterus. |
LOPHOPHORE | • lophophore n. (Zoology) A feeding organ of brachiopods, bryozoans and phoronids. • LOPHOPHORE n. a ring of ciliated tentacles round the mouth of some sedentary marine animals. |
OPTOPHONES | • optophones n. Plural of optophone. • OPTOPHONE n. a device transforming light into sound. |
PEOPLEHOOD | • peoplehood n. The collective sense of being part of a distinct people. • PEOPLEHOOD n. the state of constituting a people. |
PHONOPHORE | • phonophore n. The phonetic component of a character in Chinese and related writing systems. • phonophore n. A type of telegraph. • PHONOPHORE n. a sound-conducting apparatus, of various kinds; a device for telephoning and telegraphing simultaneously by the same wire. |
PHONOPORES | • phonopores n. Plural of phonopore. • PHONOPORE n. a kind of sound-conducting apparatus. |
PHONOSCOPE | • phonoscope n. A device that shows images demonstrating the movement of a person’s face as they speak. • phonoscope n. (Historical) An early kind of microphone. • PHONOSCOPE n. a device that renders visible the vibrations of sound waves. |
PHOTOPHOBE | • PHOTOPHOBE n. a plant that shuns or avoids light. |
PHOTOPHONE | • photophone n. (Historical) A device that transmitted sound on a beam of light. • photophone n. (Obsolete) A home phone with integral picture frame. • photophone n. (Dated) A stills-only cameraphone. Used to distinguish from video-capable camera cellphones and camera-less… |
PHOTOPHORE | • photophore n. (Biology) A light-emitting organ, found in some fish and other marine animals. • photophore n. (Medicine) A form of endoscope using an electric light. • PHOTOPHORE n. a luminiferous organ. |
PHOTOTROPE | • PHOTOTROPE n. a substance exhibiting phototropism, movement directed by light. |
POROSCOPES | • poroscopes n. Plural of poroscope. • POROSCOPE n. an instrument for investigating porosity. |
PROPODEONS | • PROPODEON n. in some Hymenoptera, the first abdominal segment, also PROPODEUM. |
SPOROPHORE | • sporophore n. A spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores. • sporophore n. A sporophyte, or spore-producing plant. • SPOROPHORE n. a spore-bearing stalk or structure, as in fungi. |