BRYOPHYLLUMS | • bryophyllums n. Plural of bryophyllum. • BRYOPHYLLUM n. another name for kalanchoe, a succulent plant. |
HYMENOPLASTY | • hymenoplasty n. (Medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman’s hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken… • HYMENOPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of the hymen to give the appearance of virginity, usually for religious or cultural reasons. |
HYPOGLYCEMIA | • hypoglycemia n. (Pathology) A too low level of blood glucose. • HYPOGLYCEMIA n. abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood, also HYPOGLYCAEMIA. |
HYPOGLYCEMIC | • hypoglycemic adj. (Pathology) Suffering from hypoglycemia. • hypoglycemic adj. Causing hypoglycemia. • hypoglycemic n. A sufferer of hypoglycemia. |
LYMPHOGRAPHY | • lymphography n. A medical imaging technique using a radiocontrast agent to visualize structures of the lymphatic system. • lymphography n. (Dated) A description of the lymphatic vessels, their origin and uses. • LYMPHOGRAPHY n. radiography of the lymph glands. |
MYRMECOPHILY | • myrmecophily n. The condition of being myrmecophilous. • MYRMECOPHILY n. a symbiotic relation with ants. |
PARONYMOUSLY | • paronymously adv. In a paronymous way. • PARONYMOUS adv. having the nature of a paronym. |
PAROXYSMALLY | • paroxysmally adv. In a paroxysmal manner. • PAROXYSMAL adv. of the nature of a paroxysm. |
POLYCYTHEMIA | • polycythemia n. (Pathology) A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells… • POLYCYTHEMIA n. a condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells, also POLYCYTHAEMIA. |
POLYCYTHEMIC | • polycythemic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted with, polycythemia. • POLYCYTHEMIC adj. relating to polycythemia. |
POLYEMBRYONY | • polyembryony n. (Botany) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization… • polyembryony n. (Biology) The production of two or more embryos from a single fertilized egg. • POLYEMBRYONY n. the condition of having several embryos. |
POLYGAMOUSLY | • polygamously adv. In a polygamous manner. • POLYGAMOUS adv. of or pertaining to polygamy. |
POLYMYOSITIS | • polymyositis n. (Medicine) An inflammatory disease affecting multiple muscles. • POLYMYOSITIS n. inflammation of several muscles at the same time. |
POLYPHARMACY | • polypharmacy n. (Medicine) The use of multiple drugs to treat multiple concurrent disorders in the same (now especially… • POLYPHARMACY n. treatment with many medicines for same disease. |
POLYRHYTHMIC | • polyrhythmic adj. (Music) Having multiple, simultaneous rhythms. • POLYRHYTHMIC adj. relating to polyrhythm. |
PYRAMIDOLOGY | • pyramidology n. The study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective… • PYRAMIDOLOGY n. the study of the Egyptian pyramids. |
SYMPTOMOLOGY | • symptomology n. (Informal) symptomatology. • SYMPTOMOLOGY n. the science of symptoms. |