, variant of synaliph a coalescing < synaleíphein coalesce, gloss over; (literally) smear or melt together < syn- together + aleíphein anoint]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
syn|a|loe|pha — or syn|a|le|pha «SIHN uh LEE fuh», noun. the contraction or coalescence of two syllables into one, especially of two vowels at the end of one word and the beginning of the next. ╂[< Latin synaloepha < Greek synaloiph , variant of synaliph a … Useful english dictionary
syn — syn·a·del·phite; syn·aes·the·sis; syn·a·gog·al; syn·a·gogue; syn·al·lag·mat·ic; syn·a·loe·pha; syn·anastomosis; syn·an·ce·ja; syn·an·gial; syn·an·gi·um; syn·an·tec·tic; syn·an·thae; syn·an·thous; syn·an·thy; syn·a·phea; syn·aposematic;… … English syllables
synalepha — syn·a·le·pha … English syllables
synaloepha — syn·a·loe·pha … English syllables
synalepha — syn·a·le·pha also syn·a·loe·pha (sĭn ə lēʹfə) n. The blending into one syllable of two successive vowels of adjacent syllables, especially to fit a poetic meter; for example, th elite for the elite. [New Latin, from Greek sunaloiphē, from… … Universalium
synaloepha — syn•a•loe•pha or syn•a•le•pha [[t]ˌsɪn lˈi fə[/t]] n. phn the blending of two successive vowels into one, esp. the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next • Etymology: 1530–40; < NL < Gk… … From formal English to slang
phagolysis — SYN: phagocytolysis (1). * * * pha·gol·y·sis fə gäl ə səs n, pl y·ses .sēz destruction of phagocytes * * * pha·gol·y·sis (fə golґĭ sis) phagocytolysis. phagolytic adj … Medical dictionary
gamophagia — SYN: gametophagia. * * * gamo·pha·gia (gam″o faґjə) [gamo + phagia] the disappearance of the male or female element in the conjugation of unicellular organisms … Medical dictionary
lymphapheresis — SYN: lymphocytapheresis. * * * lym·pha·phe·re·sis (lim″fə fə reґsis) lymphocytapheresis … Medical dictionary
polyphalangism — SYN: hyperphalangism. * * * poly·pha·lan·gism (pol″e fə lanґjiz əm) polyphalangia … Medical dictionary
