English dictionary: words starting with h - page 206
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Meanings of Hyoid:
nounA 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.
adjectiveRelating 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:
nounA 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.
adjectiveRelating 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:
nounA 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:
nounA 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:
nounA 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 formVariant spelling of hypo- shortened before a vowel or h (as in hypaesthesia ).
prefixUnder.
Usage examples:
Hypodermic
nounThe 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:
nounA 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:
nounA transposition of the natural relations of two elements in a proposition, for example in the sentence ‘ melissa shook her doubtful curls ’.
Meanings of Hypanthia:
nounA 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:
nounA 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:
nounExtravagant or intensive publicity or promotion.
Usage examples:
His first album hit the stores amid a storm of hype
verbPromote 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 verbTo make someone feel very excited
Usage examples:
I always feel hyped up before an exam.
Meanings of Hyped:
verbPromote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its benefits.
Usage examples:
An industry quick to hype its products
nounExtravagant or intensive publicity or promotion.
Usage examples:
His first album hit the stores amid a storm of hype
Meanings of Hyped-up:
adjectiveEmotionally 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:
adjectiveHyperactive or unusually energetic.
Usage examples:
Eating sugar makes you hyper
prefixOver; beyond; above.
Usage examples:
Hypersonic
Meanings of Hyperacidity:
nounA 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:
adjectiveAbnormally or extremely active.
Usage examples:
A hyperactive pituitary gland
Meanings of Hyperactivity:
nounThe condition of being abnormally or extremely active.
Usage examples:
Hyperactivity of the thyroid gland
Meanings of Hyperaemia:
nounAn 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:
nounExcessive physical sensitivity, especially of the skin.
Usage examples:
Areas of hyperesthesia should be noted and a search made for herniae.
Meanings of Hyperaesthetic:
adjectiveExperiencing 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:
nounA 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:
nounAbnormally heightened sensitivity to pain.
Usage examples:
These mediators and the related tissue injury prolong pain and hyperalgesia.
Meanings of Hyperalimentation:
nounArtificial supply of nutrients, typically intravenously.
Usage examples:
Intravenous hyperalimentation may be required until the gastrointestinal tract is functioning.
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