11-letter words containing p, l, o, y
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- laparoscopy — examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
- lepidoptery — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- leptodactyl — leptodactylous
- lipoatrophy — (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue.
- lithography — the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and of taking ink impressions from this as in ordinary printing.
- litholapaxy — the procedure of removing bladder stones by crushing them and extracting them through a catheter
- lithophytes — Plural form of lithophyte.
- lithotripsy — the pulverization and removal of urinary calculi using a lithotripter.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lower egypt — Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Capital: Cairo. Formerly (1958–71) United Arab Republic.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lychnoscope — lowside window.
- lycopodiums — Plural form of lycopodium.
- lymph nodes — any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.
- lymphoblast — a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.
- lymphocytes — Plural form of lymphocyte.
- lymphocytic — Of, or pertaining to lymphocytes.
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- lymphonodus — (anatomy) lymph node.
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- lymphotoxin — a glycoprotein that is released by antigen-stimulated or mitogen-stimulated T cells and is toxic to various other cells.
- lyophilised — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
- lyophilized — Simple past tense and past participle of lyophilize.
- lyophilizer — Freeze-drying equipment; freeze-dryer.
- lyosorption — the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp of a solvent on suspended particles
- lyssophobia — a pathological fear of going insane.
- macrophylum — a group of languages that are of a higher order than a phylum
- malacophily — pollination of plants by snails
- mammoplasty — reconstruction or alteration in size or contour of the female breast.
- maple honey — maple syrup.
- mastoplasty — (surgery) Plastic surgery of a breast to alter its shape or size.
- mentoplasty — plastic surgery to correct a functional or cosmetic deformity of the chin.
- mesophyllic — (botany) Of or pertaining to the mesophyll of a leaf.
- microfloppy — Alternative spelling of micro-floppy.
- microphylls — Plural form of microphyll.
- misemployed — Simple past tense and past participle of misemploy.
- mycoplasmal — Of or pertaining to mycoplasma.
- mycoplasmas — Plural form of mycoplasma.
- myelography — the production of myelograms.
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- nilpotently — In a nilpotent fashion.
- non-typical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- nonemployee — a person who is not an employee of a particular organization
- nonphysical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- nonplayable — Not playable.
- nympholepsy — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- nympholepts — Plural form of nympholept.