Words that rhyme with anomy

• anomie 0
  n 1: personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation [syn: anomie, anomy] 2: lack of moral standards in a society [syn: anomie, anomy]
• taxidermy 0
  n 1: the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance
• taxonomy 0
  n 1: a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc 2: (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification 3: practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
• tonsillectomy 0
  n 1: surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy
• vasectomy 0
  n 1: surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible
• cree 0
  n 1: a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada 2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree
• lumpectomy 0
  n 1: surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer
• gastrectomy 0
  n 1: surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
• lobectomy 0
  n 1: surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain)
• nephrectomy 0
  n 1: surgical removal of a kidney
• splenectomy 0
  n 1: surgical removal of the spleen
• oophorectomy 0
  n 1: surgical removal of one of both ovaries [syn: oophorectomy, ovariectomy]
• polysemy 0
  n 1: the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings [syn: polysemy, lexical ambiguity] [ant: monosemy]
• toponymy 0
  n 1: the nomenclature of regional anatomy [syn: toponymy, toponomy] 2: the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language [syn: toponymy, toponomy]
• cleistogamy 0
  n 1: the production of small nonopening self-pollinating flowers
• anisogamy 0
  n 1: (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size)
• ptolemy 0
  n 1: Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance [syn: Ptolemy, Claudius Ptolemaeus] 2: an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra [syn: Ptolemy, Ptolemaic dynasty]
• enterostomy 0
  n 1: surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine [syn: enterostomy, enterotomy]
• ileostomy 0
  n 1: surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis
• tracheostomy 0
  n 1: a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes [syn: tracheostomy, tracheotomy]
• mcmenemy 0
• colectomy 0
• cystectomy 0
• tubectomy 0
• aeronomy 0
• teknonymy 0
• homogamy 0
• xenogamy 0
• heterogamy 0
• hypergamy 0

See also anomy definition