Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z pseudospermatophore A structure in many monogeneans similar to a spermatophore that is used to prevent escape of sperm from the vagina pseudosphere A surface generated by rotating a tractrix about its asymptote; a tractricoid pseudospherical Shaped like a pseudosphere. pseudospikelet A synflorescence in bamboos, consisting of multiple spikelet-like structures that develop from buds. pseudospin A quantum degree of freedom analogous to spin pseudospinor A pseudospin analog of a spinor. pseudospintronic Relating to pseudospintronics. pseudospintronics A form of spintronics that relies upon pseudospin pseudospiritual Apparently, but not truly, spiritual. pseudospirituality A system of spiritual beliefs or practices that is understood as inauthentic or incorrect. pseudosplice A splice that is ignored by the spliceosome. pseudospoofing The use of a Sybil attack. pseudospore A spore-like reproductive cell found in some fungi pseudosport Any competitive event designed for spectators to watch, more lowbrow and involving less skill than a traditional sport. pseudosquare Synonym of midsquare quadrilateral. pseudostar Any light in the sky that may be erroneously identified as a star. pseudostarchy Apparently composed of starch (but actually composed of another complex carbohydrate) pseudostate A geopolitical entity which has some of the trappings of an independently-governed country or territory, but which lacks real independence and is not recognized as a self-governing political entity by the international community of nations. pseudostatement An unverifiable statement. pseudostatistical Having some statistical aspect, but not truly statistical. pseudostele A loop of cells in a stem resembling a stele pseudostellarin Any of several cyclic peptides obtained from plants of the genus Pseudostellaria, many of which have biological activity pseudostem A false stem made of the rolled bases of leaves. pseudostereo A technique or effect that simulates stereo, in sound or visual imagery. pseudostigma A pit, in the integument of some mites, which acts as the socket of a sensillum pseudostigmatic Relating to pseudostigmata pseudostigmatid Any damselfly in the family Pseudostigmatidae. pseudostipular Of or relating to a pseudostipule. pseudostipule An often modified basal pair of leaflets of a compound leaf appearing very close to the stem. pseudostoichiometric Apparently or approximately stoichiometric pseudostoma A group of cells resembling a stoma, but without any true aperture among them. pseudostome The oral opening on the pseudembryo of an echinoderm. pseudostrabismic Characterised by pseudostrabismus. pseudostrabismus The false appearance of strabismus, or crossed eyes. pseudostratification The property of being pseudostratified. pseudostratified Having the outward appearance of being arranged in layers pseudostreamer A bright loop-like structure in the corona of a star, similar to a helmet streamer, but connecting coronal holes of the same magnetic polarity. pseudostreaming The seeking of a portion of a streamed video that has not yet been downloaded pseudostroma A body in some lichens that resembles a stroma pseudostromatic Relating to pseudostromata pseudostutter To produce deliberate stuttering speech, sometimes used as part of therapy to control a stutter. pseudostuttering The deliberate production of stuttering speech, sometimes used in therapy to teach a patient to control a stutter. pseudostyle The hidden part of the stigmatic crest pseudosubstrate Any substance that mimics the substrate of an enzyme and thus inhibits its activity pseudosuchian Belonging to the Pseudosuchia. pseudosucker Any body part that is not a sucker but is used like one. pseudosugar A form of sugar alcohol in which the ring oxygen atom of a hexopyranose is replaced by a methylene group. pseudosuicidal Synonym of pseudocidal. pseudosuicide Synonym of pseudocide. pseudosulcus A groove that has the appearance of a sulcus. pseudosurface An extended region, often parallel to a surface, that in some way acts as if it were a surface. pseudosyllogism A false syllogism, one that is not logically coherent. pseudosyllogistic Being or relating to a pseudosyllogism. pseudosylvian Describing an extension of the lateral sulcus on each hemisphere of the brain pseudosymmetric Exhibiting pseudosymmetry. pseudosymmetrical Exhibiting pseudosymmetry. pseudosymmetrically In a pseudosymmetric manner pseudosymmetry Apparent symmetry of a crystal due to twinning pseudosynchronous in which all clocks have a long-term frequency accuracy compliant with a primary reference clock without necessarily being connected to it pseudosynchrony Apparent synchrony caused by viewing from multiple frames of reference pseudosyncope A condition clinically similar to syncope but not truly syncopal in nature, being caused psychogenically; thus, apparent fainting but without concomitant hemodynamic and electroencephalographic changes. pseudosynesthesia A condition resembling synesthesia that is not true synesthesia. pseudosynovial Having the properties of synovial fluid, but not originating in the synovium pseudotabes A syndrome with the characteristics of tabes (especially tabes dorsalis) that is not caused by syphilis. pseudotabetic Resembling, but not actually, tabes. pseudotabular Having some tabular characteristics pseudotachylite A dark, glassy rock generated by frictional heat within faults pseudotachylitic of, pertaining to, or characteristic of pseudotachylite pseudotail An appendage that is similar to a tail in location and gross appearance but which lacks some of the features of a true tail. pseudotannin Any of a diverse group of low-molecular weight compounds (such as gallic acid) that have some similarities to the tannins pseudotaraxasterol An ursane triterpenoid with the molecular formula C₃₀H₅₀O. pseudotaxodont Having many irregular short teeth transverse to the hinge that are not ctenodont or pseudoctenodont forms. pseudotaxonomic Falsely or artificially taxonomic. pseudotaxonomy A false or artificial taxonomy. pseudotechnical Apparently, but not actually, technical. pseudoteguminal Relating to the pseudotegumen. pseudotemperate Apparently temperate pseudotemporal Apparently temporal pseudotemporally In a pseudotemporal manner pseudotensor A quantity that transforms like a tensor under a proper rotation but gains an additional change of sign under an improper rotation. pseudotensorial Relating to a pseudotensor pseudotentacle A tentacle-like outgrowth found on various species pseudoterminal A pair of pseudodevices that can communicate with each other without the hardware that a true device would require. pseudoternary That appears to consist of three phases pseudotetanus A group of symptoms resembling those of tetanus, but not actually caused by tetanus. pseudotetany pseudotetanus pseudotetragonal that resembles the tetragonal system in shape but lacks its exact symmetry. pseudotetrahedral Approximately tetrahedral, typically as a result of having two bidentate ligands pseudotetramer A grouping of two dimers pseudotetrameric Relating to a pseudotetramer pseudotetraploid Apparently tetraploid (but actually doubly diploid) pseudotetraploidy The condition of being pseudotetraploid pseudothalline that resembles the thallus but is not actually part of it. pseudothallus The axis of a crowded inflorescence as a glomerule or umbel. pseudothecium An ascocarp resembling a perithecium but whose asci are not regularly organised into a hymenium and are bitunicate, having a double wall which expands when it takes up water and shoots the enclosed spores out suddenly to disperse them. pseudothelphusid Any crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae. pseudotherapeutic As if, but not actually, therapeutic. pseudothermal Having characteristics similar to those of a thermal object or thermal radiation. pseudothrombocytopenia A spuriously lowered level of platelets. pseudothrombocytosis Falsely elevated platelet count due to other cells being counted as platelets. pseudothrombophlebitic Relating to pseudothrombophlebitis. pseudothrombophlebitis The presence of signs and symptoms of phlebitis in the absence of a thrombophlebitis lesion. pseudothrombosis Any medical condition that resembles thrombosis. pseudothrombus A figure that resembles a thrombus on scans. pseudothumb A digit on a vertebrate that resembles but is not a thumb. pseudotime An inferred time in the development of a cell. pseudotirolitid Any ammonite in the family Pseudotirolitidae. pseudotolerance A patient's requirement for an increased dose of a drug for reasons other than the patient's body having come to tolerate the existing dose. pseudotolerant Apparently but not actually tolerant; faking a tolerant attitude. pseudotooth An excrescence of bone, in some primitive birds, that resembles a tooth pseudotopaz A quartz that resembles topaz. pseudotorticollis abnormal positioning of the head for ocular reasons pseudotrabecular Resembling the form of a trabecula pseudotrachea One of the chitinous tubes found in the labella of dipterans (suborder Brachycera), used to carry liquid food into the mouth. pseudotracheal Of or relating to the pseudotrachea. pseudotraditional Having a false veneer of tradition; apparently, but not actually, traditional. pseudotraditionalism Something which appears to be traditionalism (adherence to traditional views or practices), but is not. pseudotrained Having undergone pseudotraining. pseudotrajectory A false trajectory that approximates the real one. pseudotransduction The appearance of transduction in an experiment as a result of the use of impure viruses pseudotree A connected pseudoforest. pseudotrefoil A pseudoknot in the form of a trefoil pseudotriakid Any member of the family Pseudotriakidae of false catsharks. pseudotrial A form of trial in which a randomized control is not possible or would be unethical, the same participants being repeatedly observed pseudotriangle Any subset of a plane that lies between any three mutually tangent convex sets pseudotriangulation The partitioning of the plane into pseudotriangles pseudotribal Apparently, but not actually, tribal. pseudotrichome A structure similar to a trichome pseudotrichonotid Any fish in the family Pseudotrichonotidae, the sand-diving lizardfishes. pseudotrimer An apparent trimer pseudotrisaccharide The pseudosaccharide form of a trisaccharide pseudotropine An isomer of tropine (3-exo)-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-ol pseudotrunk A false trunk formed by the roots etc. of certain trees. pseudotrypsin A proteoform of trypsin pseudotubercular Relating to pseudotuberculosis. pseudotuberculosis Any of several diseases that have the appearance of tuberculosis, but are caused by organisms other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis. pseudotuberculous Relating to pseudotuberculosis pseudotubular Apparently tubular pseudotumor An enlarged portion of tissue that resembles a tumor pseudotumoral Relating to a pseudotumor pseudoturbinal An incurved portion of the wall of the nasal chamber, distinguished from the true turbinals. pseudotympanum A translucent, triangular area behind the opercle of some fish (supposed to function in hearing). pseudotype A viral vector having envelope proteins from two types of virus pseudotyped Describing a chimeric virus formed with an alphaviral envelope and a retroviral capsid pseudotyping The formation of pseudotypes by the exchange of viral envelope proteins pseudoumbel An inflorescence that resembles an umbel but is not a true umbel. pseudoumbilical Umbilical in the direction of the mean curvature vector field everywhere. pseudoungulate Any mammal of the clade Pseudoungulata pseudounipolar Of a neuron, having one axon that is split into two branches. pseudounitary Preserving Hermitian indefinite forms.