enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay ELISA | an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria) |
bomblet cluster bomblet | one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb |
building complex complex | a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures |
cluster bomb | bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area, cluster bombs cannot be targeted precisely |
dam dike dyke | a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea |
superiority complex | an exaggerated estimate of your own value and importance |
X-linked dominant inheritance | hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring |
X-linked recessive inheritance | hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring |
complex instruction set computing complex instruction set computer CISC | (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip |
structure anatomical structure complex body part bodily structure body structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing, he has good bone structure |
central veins of liver venae centrales hepatis | terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids |
ciliary veins venae ciliares | small veins coming from the ciliary body |
conjunctival veins venae conjunctivales | veins draining the conjunctiva |
superior epigastric veins venae epigastricae superiores | veins that accompany the superior epigastric artery |
episcleral veins venae episclerales | small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin, empty into the anterior ciliary veins |
esophageal veins oesophageal veins venae esophageae | small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins |
meningeal veins venae meningeae | veins at accompany the meningeal arteries |
scleral veins venae sclerales | tributaries of the anterior ciliary veins that drain the sclera of the eye |
venae labiales anteriores anterior labial veins | veins from the labia majora to the external pudendal vein |
venae labiales posteriores posterior labial veins | veins that pass posterior from the labia majora to the internal pudendal vein |
Golgi body Golgi apparatus Golgi complex dictyosome | a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions) |
linkage group linked genes | any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together, the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups |
X-linked gene | a gene located on an X chromosome |
Y-linked gene holandric gene | a gene located on a Y chromosome |
complex composite | a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts, the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town |
complex sentence | a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause |
Oak Leaf Cluster | a United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before |
complex | (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior |
Oedipus complex Oedipal complex | a complex of males, desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father, said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved |
Electra complex | a complex of females, sexual attraction to the father |
inferiority complex | a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated |
bunch clump cluster clustering | a grouping of a number of similar things, a bunch of trees, a cluster of admirers |
military-industrial complex | a country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex--Dwight David Eisenhower |
swarm cloud | a group of many things in the air or on the ground, a swarm of insects obscured the light, clouds of blossoms, it discharged a cloud of spores |
histocompatibility complex | a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response |
drove horde swarm | a moving crowd |
retirement community retirement complex | a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life |
meteor swarm | a group of meteoroids with similar paths |
butch dike dyke | (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine |
Magnoliidae subclass Magnoliidae ranalian complex | a group of families of trees and shrubs and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants, contains families including Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae, sometimes classified as a superorder |
guar cluster bean Cyamopsis tetragonolobus Cyamopsis psoraloides | drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material |
flower cluster | an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers |
complex number complex quantity imaginary number imaginary | (mathematics) a number of the form abi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of - |
complex conjugate | either of two complex numbers whose real parts are identical and whose imaginary parts differ only in sign |
imaginary part imaginary part of a complex number | the part of a complex number that has the square root of - as a factor |
complex fraction compound fraction | a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator |
complex absence | an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes) |
X-linked SCID X-SCID | SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor |
histamine headache cluster headache | a painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells |
sex-linked disorder | any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones, hemophilia is determined by a gene defect on an X chromosome |