HYPOTYPOSIS | • hypotyposis n. (Rhetoric) A vivid, picturesque description of scenes or events. • HYPOTYPOSIS n. a vivid description of a scene. |
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. |
DYSPEPTICALLY | • dyspeptically adv. In a dyspeptic manner. • DYSPEPTICAL adv. suffering from dyspepsia, also DYSPEPTIC. |
LIPODYSTROPHY | • lipodystrophy n. (Pathology) A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body’s adipose tissue. • LIPODYSTROPHY n. a medical condition characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue. |
PHYSIOTHERAPY | • physiotherapy n. Therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise. • PHYSIOTHERAPY n. physical therapy. |
PYROPHYLLITES | • pyrophyllites n. Plural of pyrophyllite. • PYROPHYLLITE n. a silvery-white to pale-green aluminum silicate. |
POLYDISPERSITY | • polydispersity n. (Uncountable) The state of being polydisperse. • polydispersity n. (Countable) A measure of the degree to which a colloid is polydisperse. • POLYDISPERSITY n. the state of being polydisperse, characterized by particles of varied sizes in the dispersed phase of a disperse system. |
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. |
PRESYNAPTICALLY | • presynaptically adv. In a presynaptic manner. • PRESYNAPTIC adv. relating to a neuron by which a nerve impulse is conveyed to a synapse. |
PSYCHOPHYSICIST | • psychophysicist n. One who studies psychophysics. • PSYCHOPHYSICIST n. a student of psychophysics. |
SAPROPHYTICALLY | • saprophytically adv. In a saprophytic manner. • SAPROPHYTIC adv. relating to a saprophyte. |