English dictionary: words starting with h - page 206

Meanings of Hyoid:

noun

A u-shaped bone in the neck which supports the tongue.

Usage examples:

In most vertebrates the hyoid supports the tongue, as it does in the snake-necked turtle.

adjective

Relating to the hyoid or structures associated with it.

Usage examples:

Speech requires flexibility of the upper airway, including laryngeal and hyoid mobility and separat…

Meanings of Hyoids:

noun

A u-shaped bone in the neck which supports the tongue.

Usage examples:

In most vertebrates the hyoid supports the tongue, as it does in the snake-necked turtle.

adjective

Relating to the hyoid or structures associated with it.

Usage examples:

Speech requires flexibility of the upper airway, including laryngeal and hyoid mobility and separat…

Meanings of Hyoscine:

noun

A poisonous plant alkaloid used as an anti-emetic in motion sickness and as a preoperative medication for examination of the eye.

Usage examples:

There are also painkilling tablets available that contain the drug, hyoscine (eg feminax), that may…

Meanings of Hyoscines:

noun

A poisonous plant alkaloid used as an anti-emetic in motion sickness and as a preoperative medication for examination of the eye.

Usage examples:

There are also painkilling tablets available that contain the drug, hyoscine (eg feminax), that may…

Meanings of Hyoscyamine:

noun

A poisonous compound present in henbane, with similar properties to hyoscine.

Usage examples:

The tropane alkaloids scopolamine and hyoscyamine were extracted and analysed from n. tabacum cultu…

Meanings of Hyp:

combining form

Variant spelling of hypo- shortened before a vowel or h (as in hypaesthesia ).

prefix

Under.

Usage examples:

Hypodermic

noun

The chemical sodium thiosulphate (formerly called hyposulphite) used as a photographic fixer.

Usage examples:

I use four teaspoons of hypo (sodium thiosulfate) in a liter of water and add a quarter-ounce of so…

Meanings of Hypaesthesia:

noun

A diminished capacity for physical sensation, especially of the skin.

Usage examples:

Individuals with autonomic neuropathy also may experience paresthesia, allodynia and hypesthesia.

Meanings of Hypaethral:

adjective

(of a classical building) having no roof.

Usage examples:

The hypaethral temple

Meanings of Hypallage:

noun

A transposition of the natural relations of two elements in a proposition, for example in the sentence ‘ melissa shook her doubtful curls ’.

Meanings of Hypanthia:

noun

A cuplike or tubular enlargement of the receptacle of a flower, loosely surrounding the gynoecium or united with it.

Usage examples:

The hypanthium is usually glabrous, with narrowly triangular sepals that are pubescent adaxially an…

Meanings of Hypanthium:

noun

A cuplike or tubular enlargement of the receptacle of a flower, loosely surrounding the gynoecium or united with it.

Usage examples:

The hypanthium is usually glabrous, with narrowly triangular sepals that are pubescent adaxially an…

Meanings of Hype:

noun

Extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion.

Usage examples:

His first album hit the stores amid a storm of hype

verb

Promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its benefits.

Usage examples:

An industry quick to hype its products

Meanings of Hype-up:

phrasal verb

To make someone feel very excited

Usage examples:

I always feel hyped up before an exam.

Meanings of Hyped:

verb

Promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its benefits.

Usage examples:

An industry quick to hype its products

noun

Extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion.

Usage examples:

His first album hit the stores amid a storm of hype

Meanings of Hyped-up:

adjective

Emotionally excited, nervous, or anxious

Usage examples:

I was really hyped about my new car, so it was disappointing when i had to keep bringing it in for …

Meanings of Hyper:

adjective

Hyperactive or unusually energetic.

Usage examples:

Eating sugar makes you hyper

prefix

Over; beyond; above.

Usage examples:

Hypersonic

Meanings of Hyperacidity:

noun

A condition in which the level of acid in the gastric juices is excessive, causing discomfort.

Usage examples:

If i eat spicy food, i get hyperacidity.

Meanings of Hyperactive:

adjective

Abnormally or extremely active.

Usage examples:

A hyperactive pituitary gland

Meanings of Hyperactivity:

noun

The condition of being abnormally or extremely active.

Usage examples:

Hyperactivity of the thyroid gland

Meanings of Hyperaemia:

noun

An excess of blood in the vessels supplying an organ or other part of the body.

Usage examples:

The physician thoroughly examines the esophagus for signs of inflammation, hyperemia, ulcerations, …

Meanings of Hyperaesthesia:

noun

Excessive physical sensitivity, especially of the skin.

Usage examples:

Areas of hyperesthesia should be noted and a search made for herniae.

Meanings of Hyperaesthetic:

adjective

Experiencing feelings such as pain, heat, or cold in a way that is unusually strong and unpleasant

Usage examples:

A hyperaesthetic overwhelming pain state can occur in patients with chronic pain, patches or creams…

Meanings of Hyperaldosteronism:

noun

A condition in which too much aldosterone (= a hormone) is produced in the adrenal cortex (= part of the brain) so that the fluid levels in the body are wrong, leading to high blood pressure

Meanings of Hyperalgesia:

noun

Abnormally heightened sensitivity to pain.

Usage examples:

These mediators and the related tissue injury prolong pain and hyperalgesia.

Meanings of Hyperalimentation:

noun

Artificial supply of nutrients, typically intravenously.

Usage examples:

Intravenous hyperalimentation may be required until the gastrointestinal tract is functioning.