radical hysterectomy
— Noun
– English
~ surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes
radical mastectomy
— Noun
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~ removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit
radical
— Noun
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~ (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
radical
— Noun
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~ (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
radical
— Adjective
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~ 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"
radical
— Adjective
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~ arising from or going to the root or source; "a radical flaw in the plan"
radical
— Adjective
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~ (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"
radical
— Adjective
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~ markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"
radical
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; "a radical verb form"
radicalism
— Noun
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~ the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society
radicalize
— Verb
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~ make more radical in social or political outlook; "Her work in the developing world radicalized her"
radically
— Adverb
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~ in a radical manner; "she took a radically different approach"
radicchio
— Noun
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~ prized variety of chicory having globose heads of red leaves
radicle
— Noun
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~ (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)
radiculitis
— Noun
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~ inflammation of the radicle of a nerve
Radiigera
— Noun
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~ a genus of fungus belonging to the family Geastraceae
Radiigera fuscogleba
— Noun
– English
~ a fungus similar to an earthstar except that it does not open up; the spore mass is brown at maturity with a column of sterile tissue extending up into it