ECTYPOGRAPHY | • ectypography n. A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief. • ECTYPOGRAPHY n. etching in relief. |
EPIPHYTOLOGY | • epiphytology n. Study of epiphytes and their ecology. • EPIPHYTOLOGY n. the study of epiphytes. |
HYPERPHRYGIAN | • HYPERPHRYGIAN adj. above the Phrygian; applied to a mode of ancient Greek music having as its lower tetrachord the upper tetrachord of the Phrygian. |
HYPERTROPHYING | • hypertrophying v. Present participle of hypertrophy. • HYPERTROPHY v. to grow to abnormal size. |
HYPOPHARYNGES | • hypopharynges n. Plural of hypopharynx. • HYPOPHARYNX n. an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects that resembles a tongue. |
HYPOPHYGE | • HYPOPHYGE n. the curve where a column merges in its base or capital. |
HYPOPHYGES | • HYPOPHYGE n. the curve where a column merges in its base or capital. |
PALAEOPHYTOLOGY | • palaeophytology n. Alternative form of paleophytology. • PALAEOPHYTOLOGY n. the study of fossil plants, palaeobotany. |
PETROGLYPHY | • petroglyphy n. The art or process of carving figures or inscriptions on stone. • PETROGLYPHY n. the art of carving on rocks. |
PHYTOGEOGRAPHY | • phytogeography n. (Biology) The science that studies the geographical distribution of plants; geobotany. • PHYTOGEOGRAPHY n. the geography of plant distribution. |
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. |
PTERYLOGRAPHY | • pterylography n. (Zoology) The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylae, of birds. • PTERYLOGRAPHY n. a description of pterylae. |
PYELOGRAPHY | • pyelography n. (Medicine) radiography of the kidney, ureter and bladder following injection of a radiopaque substance. • PYELOGRAPHY n. the use of pyelograms, X-ray pictures of the renal pelvis. |
ZYGAPOPHYSEAL | • zygapophyseal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the zygapophysis. • ZYGAPOPHYSEAL adj. relating to the zygapophysis, also ZYGAPOPHYSIAL. |
ZYGAPOPHYSES | • zygapophyses n. Plural of zygapophysis. • ZYGAPOPHYSIS n. any of the yoke-pieces or articulations of the vertebrae. |