radical hysterectomy panhysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes |
modified radical mastectomy | removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit |
radical mastectomy | removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit |
radical chic | an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them |
axis axis of rotation | the center around which something rotates |
Herschelian telescope off-axis reflector | a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed |
axis axis vertebra | the nd cervical vertebra, serves as a pivot for turning the head |
axis | a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions |
coordinate axis | one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system |
x-axis | the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system |
y-axis | the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system |
z-axis | the third axis in a -dimensional coordinate system |
major axis | the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid, passes through the two foci |
semimajor axis | one-half the major axis of an ellipse, the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end |
minor axis | the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid |
semiminor axis | one-half the minor axis of an ellipse |
principal axis optic axis | a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted, in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly |
optic axis | in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs, a crystal may have either one or two optic axes |
root root word base stem theme radical | (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed, thematic vowels are part of the stem |
radical sign | a sign indicating the extraction of a root |
radical | a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram |
bloc axis | a group of countries in special alliance |
Axis | in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in which later included Japan and other nations, the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II |
terrorist cell radical cell | a cell of terrorists (usually to members), to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership |
radical | a person who has radical ideas or opinions |
axis | the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged |
radical | (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity |
acetyl acetyl group acetyl radical ethanoyl group ethanoyl radical | the organic group of acetic acid (CHCO-) |
alcohol group alcohol radical | the chemical group -OH |
aldehyde group aldehyde radical | the chemical group -CHO |
alkyl alkyl group alkyl radical | any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnHn derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons |
allyl allyl group allyl radical | the univalent unsaturated organic radical CH, derived from propylene |
azido group azido radical | the univalent group N- derived from hydrazoic acid |
azo group azo radical | the bivalent group -NN- united to two hydrocarbon groups |
group radical chemical group | (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule |
benzyl benzyl group benzyl radical | the univalent radical derived from toluene |
benzoyl group benzoyl radical | the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid |
ethyl ethyl group ethyl radical | the univalent hydrocarbon radical CH derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom |
cacodyl cacodyl group cacodyl radical arsenic group | the univalent group derived from arsine |
cyano group cyano radical cyanide group cyanide radical | the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound |
free radical radical | an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron, in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule, in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells |
hydrazo group hydrazo radical | the bivalent group -HNNH- derived from hydrazine |
hydroxyl hydroxyl group hydroxyl radical | the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols |
methylene group methylene radical methylene | the bivalent radical CH derived from methane |
methyl methyl group methyl radical | the univalent radical CH- derived from methane |
propyl propyl group propyl radical | the monovalent organic group CH- obtained from propane |
uranyl uranyl group uranyl radical | the bivalent radical UO which forms salts with acids |
vinyl vinyl group vinyl radical | a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene |
radical basal | especially of leaves, located at the base of a plant or stem, especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem, basal placentation, radical leaves |
extremist radical ultra | (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm, extremist political views, radical opinions on education, an ultra conservative |