Words that rhyme with cheramie

n 1: surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible

n 1: surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer

n 1: surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

n 1: surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain)

n 1: surgical removal of a kidney

n 1: surgical removal of the spleen

n 1: surgical removal of one of both ovaries [syn: oophorectomy, ovariectomy]

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]

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]

n 1: a university town in southeast Wyoming

n 1: cross-fertilization in plants [ant: autogamy]

n 1: self-fertilization in plants [ant: allogamy]

n 1: the production of small nonopening self-pollinating flowers

n 1: (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size)

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]

n 1: surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine [syn: enterostomy, enterotomy]

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

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]