a. [ Gr. 'akro`tomos cut off sharp; 'a`kros extreme + te`mnein to cut. ] (Min.) Having a cleavage parallel with the base. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to adenotomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Adeno- + Gr. &unr_; a cutting, &unr_; to cut. ] (Anat.) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having the filaments of the stamens divided into two parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + &unr_; a cutting. Cf. Anatomy. ] Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zoötomy; anthropotomy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; up + E. electrotonus. ] (Physiol.) The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it. Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., etc. Same as Angiology, Angiotomy, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Angio- + Gr. &unr_; a cutting. ] (Anat.) Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + tomh` a cutting. ] The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; simple + &unr_; a cutting. ] (Surg.) Simple incision. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Aponeurosis + Gr. &unr_; a cutting. ] Dissection of aponeuroses. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'apotomh` a cutting off, fr. 'apote`mnein to cut off; 'apo` from + te`mnein to cut. ] 1. (Math.) The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between √2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus) The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; bearing males; &unr_; a male + &unr_; a bringing forth. ] (Zool.) Producing males from unfertilized eggs, as certain wasps and bees. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. arteriotomia, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; a cutting. ] 1. (Med.) The opening of an artery, esp. for bloodletting. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That part of anatomy which treats of the dissection of the arteries. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; joint + &unr_; to cut. ] (Surg.) A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Astro- + photography. ] The application of photography to the delineation of the sun, moon, and stars. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. astro- + photometer. ] (Astron.) A photometer for measuring the brightness of stars. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Astron.) The determination of the brightness of stars, and also of the sun, moon, and planets. -- As`tro*pho`to*met"ric*al a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to autotomy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. 1. cause a body part to undergo autotomy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ n. [ NL. See Auto-, and Toxæmia. ] (Physiol.) Self-intoxication. See Auto-intoxication. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Auto- + toxic. ] (Med.) Pertaining to, or causing, autotoxæmia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Auto- + toxication. ] (Physiol.) Same as Auto-intoxication. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Azote + -meter. ] (Chem.) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Nitrous; as, azotous acid. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having two motors. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. bini two at a time + tonus, fr. Gr. &unr_;, tone. ] Consisting of two notes; as, a binotonous cry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. bi`os life + photo + fwnh` sound, voice. ] An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; -- an archaic term replaced by movie projector. [ archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a region uniform in its environmental conditions and in the types of plants and animals living in it. [ PJC ]

‖n. pl. [ Pg. botoque stopple. So called because they wear a wooden plug in the pierced lower lip. ] A Brazilian tribe of Indians, noted for their use of poisons; -- also called Aymborés. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; windpipe + &unr_; to cut. ] (Surg.) An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Surg.) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. calor heat + E. motor. ] (Physics) A voltaic battery, having a large surface of plate, and producing powerful heating effects.

n. [ Capsule + Gr. &unr_; to cut. ] (Surg.) The incision of a capsule, esp. of that of the crystalline lens, as in a cataract operation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Physics) Relating to, or characterized by, catelectrotonus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; down + &unr_; (see Electro-) + &unr_; tone. ] (Physics) The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode, on the passage of a current of electricity through it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; hernia + &unr_; to cut. ] (Med.) The act or operation of cutting, to relieve the structure in strangulated hernia. [ Frequently written kelotomy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cephalo- + Gr. &unr_; to cut. ] (Med.) An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Dissection or opening of the head. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Craniotomy; -- usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cholecystis + Gr. te`mnein to cut. ] (Surg.) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as for the removal of a gallstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; a cutting. ] (Anat.) The dissection of cartilages. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; color + photograph. ] A picture made by any of the processes for reproducing photographs in colors; a color photograph. -- Chro`mo*pho`to*graph"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; color + E. photography. ] The art of producing photographs in colors- [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A photolithograph printed in colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; time + photograph. ] One of a set of photographs of a moving object, taken for the purpose of recording and exhibiting successive phases of the motion. -- Chron`o*pho*tog"ra*phy, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a dilated vein + te`mnein to cut. ] (Surg.) Any operation for the removal of varices by incision. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ko`lon colon + tomh` cutting. ] (Surg.) An operation for opening the colon [ 1913 Webster ]