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Hemipode

Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Hemiprotein

An insoluble, proteid substance, described by Sch/tzenberger, formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid. It is apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.

Hemiptera

An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillae), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others.

Hemiramphidae

A natural family of fish including the halfbeaks, marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide.

Hemisect

To divide along the mesial plane.

Hemisection

A division along the mesial plane; also, one of the parts so divided.

Hemisphere

A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center.

Hemistich

Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not completed.

Hemistichal

Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a verse.

Hemisystole

Contraction of only one ventricle of the heart.

Hemitrope

That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.

Hemlock

The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the Cicuta maculata, Cicuta bulbifera, and Cicuta virosa, and the Conium maculatum. See Conium.

Hemmel

A shed or hovel for cattle.

Hemmer

One who, or that which, hems with a needle. An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to stitching it down. A tool for turning over the edge of sheet metal to make a hem.

Hemoglobin

The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called haematoglobulin. In arterial blood, it is always combined with oxygen, and is then called oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called haematocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood.

hemolysis

The lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin; the breaking apart of red blood cells in the blood.

hemolytic

of or pertaining to hemolysis; causing hemolysis.

Hemophilia

A condition characterized by a tendency to profuse and uncontrollable hemorrhage from the slightest wounds; it is caused by an absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood, and is a recessive genetic disease linked to the X-chromosome, and therefore usually occurs only in males; there are several specific forms. It may be treated by administering purified clotting factor. It was formerly termed Hematophilia.

hemophiliac

of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or afflicted with hemophilia; hemophilic.

hemophilic

of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or afflicted with hemophilia; hemophiliac.

Hemoptysis

The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs.

Hemorrhage

Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels.

Hemorrhagic

Pertaining or tending to a flux of blood; consisting in, or accompanied by, hemorrhage.

Hemorrhoidal

Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, hemorrhoids.

Hemorrhoids

Livid and painful swellings formed by the dilation of the blood vessels around the margin of, or within, the anus, from which blood or mucus is occasionally discharged; piles; emerods.

hemosiderin

a granular yellowish-brown substance composed of protein and ferric oxide, resulting from the breakdown of hemoglobin; it has a higher iron content than ferritin, and its presence in body tissues or phagocytes can be a symptom of disturbed iron metabolism.

hemosiderosis

The accumulation of abnormal amounts of hemosiderin in the tisssues. Several causes have been recognized.

hemostat

a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel.

Hemostatic

A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.

Hemothorax

An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.

Hemp

A plant of the genus Cannabis (Cannabis sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber.

Hempen

Made of hemp; as, a hempen cord.

Hemstitch

To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in successive small clusters; as, to hemstitch a handkerchief.

Hemstitched

Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief.

Hemuse

The roebuck in its third year.

Hen

The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen.

hen-of-the-woods

A large grayish-brown edible fungus (Polyporus frondosus) forming a mass of overlapping caps at the base of trees that somewhat resembles a hen.

hen-peck henpeck

To bother persistently with trivial complaints; to subject to petty authority; -- said of a woman who thus treats her male companion, especially of wives who thus dominate their husbands. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively); as, henpecked for years, he finally left her.

Hen's-foot

An umbelliferous plant (Caucalis daucoides).

Henbane

A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus (Hyoscyamus niger). All parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the name. Called also, stinking nightshade, from the fetid odor of the plant. See Hyoscyamus.

Henbit

A weed of the genus Lamium (Lamium amplexicaule) with deeply crenate leaves.

Henceforward

From this time forward; from now into the indefinite future; henceforth.

Henchman

An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term.

Hende

Skillful; dexterous; clever.

Hendecagon

A plane figure of eleven sides and eleven angles.

Hendecane

A hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the paraffin series; -- so called because it has eleven atoms of carbon in each molecule. Called also endecane, undecane.

Hendecatoic

Undecylic; pertaining to, or derived from, hendecane; as, hendecatoic acid.

Hendiadys

A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by and, instead of by a noun and limiting adjective; as, we drink from cups and gold, for golden cups.

Henfish

A marine fish; the sea bream. A young bib. See Bib, n., 2.

Henhussy

A cotquean; a man who intermeddles with women's concerns.

Hennery

An inclosed place for keeping hens.

Hennotannic

Pertaining to, or designating, a brown resinous substance resembling tannin, and extracted from the henna plant; as, hennotannic acid.

Henotheism

Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest.

Henry

The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit when the electro-motive force induced in this circuit is one volt, while the inducing current varies at the rate of one amp/re a second.

Hent

To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get.

Henware

A coarse, blackish seaweed. See Badderlocks.

henyard

an enclosed yard for keeping poultry.

hep

A call used by drill instructors to count cadence during marching; used identically to hut and hup.

Hepar

Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown color, sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalies (esp. potassium), and consists essentially of alkaline sulphides. Called also hepar sulphuris (/).

Hepatic

Of or pertaining to the liver; as, hepatic artery; hepatic diseases.

Hepatite

A variety of barite emitting a fetid odor when rubbed or heated.

Hepatize

To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas, formerly called hepatic gas.

Hepato-pancreas

A digestive gland in Crustacea, Mollusca, etc., usually called the liver, but different from the liver of vertebrates.

Hepatocystic

Of or pertaining to the liver and gall bladder; as, the hepatocystic ducts.

Hepatology

The science which treats of the liver; a treatise on the liver.

Hepatorenal

Of or pertaining to the liver and kidneys; as, the hepatorenal ligament.

Hepatoscopy

Divination by inspecting the liver of animals.

hepcat

One who performs jazz music.

Heppelwhite

Designating a light and elegant style developed in England under George III., chiefly by Messrs. A. Heppelwhite Co.

Heptachord

A system of seven sounds. A lyre with seven chords.

Heptad

An atom which has a valence of seven, and which can be theoretically combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, seven monad atoms or radicals; as, iodine is a heptad in iodic acid. Also used as an adjective.

Heptagon

A plane figure consisting of seven sides and having seven angles.

Heptagynia

A Linnaean order of plants having seven pistils.

Heptamerous

Consisting of seven parts, or having the parts in sets of sevens.

Heptandria

A Linnaean class of plants having seven stamens.

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