amblyopia | (noun) visual impairment without apparent organic pathology | - |
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amblyopic | (adjective) pertaining to a kind of visual impairment without apparent organic pathology | - |
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bryophyte | (noun) any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta | Synonyms: nonvascular plant |
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bryophytic | (adjective) relating to plants of the division Bryophyta | - |
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cardiomyopathy | (noun) a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium) | Synonyms: myocardiopathy |
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caryophyllaceous | (adjective) of or pertaining to plants of the family Caryophyllaceae | - |
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caryopsis | (noun) dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn | Synonyms: grain |
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cryopathy | (noun) destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene | Synonyms: frostbite |
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cryophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of freezing | - |
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dictyopteran | (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the order Dictyoptera | - |
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dryopithecine | (noun) considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans | - |
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karyoplasm | (noun) the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell | Synonyms: nucleoplasm |
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lyophilisation | (noun) a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes | Synonyms: freeze-drying, lyophilization |
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lyophilise | (verb) to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum | Synonyms: lyophilize |
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lyophilised | (adjective) used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum | Synonyms: freeze-dried, lyophilized |
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lyophilization | (noun) a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes | Synonyms: freeze-drying, lyophilisation |
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lyophilize | (verb) to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum | Synonyms: lyophilise |
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lyophilized | (adjective) used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum | Synonyms: freeze-dried, lyophilised |
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myopathic | (adjective) of or relating to any disease of the muscles that is not caused by nerve dysfunction | - |
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myopathy | (noun) any pathology of the muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction | - |
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myope | (noun) a person with myopia; a nearsighted person | - |
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myopia | (noun) (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred | Synonyms: nearsightedness, shortsightedness |
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myopic | (adjective) unable to see distant objects clearly | Synonyms: nearsighted, shortsighted |
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(adjective) lacking foresight or scope | Synonyms: short, shortsighted, unforesightful |
oxyopia | (noun) unusually acute vision | - |
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presbyope | (noun) a person with presbyopia; someone who is farsighted resulting from the progressive loss with aging of the elasticity of the crystalline lens | - |
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presbyopia | (noun) a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45 | Synonyms: farsightedness |
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presbyopic | (adjective) able to see distant objects clearly | Synonyms: farsighted |
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psyop | (noun) military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments | Synonyms: psychological operation |
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