| abstention |
in parliamentary procedure, a declaration that one intends not to vote on a motion. [1/2 definitions] |
| abuse |
a corrupt procedure or custom. [1/7 definitions] |
| addition |
the mathematical procedure of finding the total of two or more numbers. [1/3 definitions] |
| adjudge |
to award by judicial procedure. [1/3 definitions] |
| adjudicate |
to settle by a judge or judges or in a judicial procedure. [1/2 definitions] |
| algorithm |
a completely determined and finite procedure for solving a problem, esp. used in relation to mathematics and computer science. |
| amniocentesis |
a procedure for obtaining a sample of amniotic fluid from the uterus of a pregnant female for diagnosis of the fetus. |
| brainwash |
the procedure of brainwashing. [1/4 definitions] |
| brewing |
the technique or procedure of making beer, ale, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| circuitous |
having or taking a long and winding course or procedure; roundabout; indirect. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. [1/2 definitions] |
| cloze |
a cloze test, exercise, or procedure. [1/2 definitions] |
| contraindication |
in medicine, a factor or condition that makes it inadvisable to carry out a particular treatment or procedure. |
| convention |
a practice or procedure that is established by usage and widely accepted; custom. [1/4 definitions] |
| countdown |
the act or procedure of counting in reverse in preparation for some event, such as the firing of a rocket, to occur at "zero". [1/2 definitions] |
| countermeasure |
an act or procedure designed to frustrate another act or procedure, as in nuclear warfare. |
| cryosurgery |
a procedure in which diseased tissues are selectively destroyed by freezing them. |
| cupping |
a therapeutic procedure of former times in which a cup was placed over skin and a partial vacuum formed in it to draw blood to or out of the skin, used to treat ailments like internal congestion. |
| curettage |
the surgical procedure of curetting. |
| D and C |
abbreviation of "dilatation and curettage," a surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the uterine lining is scraped with a curette. |
| dismount |
the act or procedure of dismounting, esp. from a horse. [1/4 definitions] |