Anagrams of: RHINOTOMY_

• surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms

• hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells

• the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

• the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated

• a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

• the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth

• the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

• recurring at regular intervals

• an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

• the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements

• natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)

• (architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern

• luxuriously elegant

• two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings

• relating to or having the nature of myth

• based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity

• having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds

• leaking out slowly