nii<< :iNOl s 



569 



IK (ARSEN1 5S 



Hircinous [her si , -nus\ [Aircinus, ofi goat]. In )>i<>logy, 

 having a goat-like odor. 



Hircismus [Aer-siz / -mus) [Aircus, a goat]. The goat- 

 like odor sometimes emitted by the human axilla. 



Hircus (Aer^-kus) [L., "goat "]. The tragus. 



Hirschfeld's Ganglion. See Ganglia, Table of. 



Hirsute [Aer-sut f ) [Airsutus, rough, shaggy]. In 1mm 

 logy, thicklj covered with rough, shaggy hair. 



Hirsuties [Aer-su' -te-iz) [Airsutus, shaggy]. Hyper 

 trichosis; hypertrichiasis ; polytrichia; trichauxis ; 

 that condition in which the hair-, of the body are in- 

 creased in aumber or size, or grow in unusual situa- 

 tions, or in normal situations in unusual length or 

 number. H. gestationis, a growth of hair about the 

 chin ami lips in women in the course of pregnancy. 



Hirsutocinereous [Aer-su-to-sin-e 1 '-re-u ) [Airsutus, 

 hairy; cinereous, ashy]. In biology, having a hairy 

 coat of an ashy-gray color. 



Hirtellous lAer-tel' '-its) [Airtus, hairy]. Minutely hir- 

 sute ; Stiffly pubescent. 



Hirudiniculture [Ai-ru / -din-e-kul-cAitr) [Airudo, leech ; 

 cultura, culture]. The artificial breeding and rearing 

 of leeches. 



Hirudo [Ai-ru / -do)[h. : pi. , Hirudines"]. The leech, q.v. 



His, Bursa of. A dilatation of the end of the archen- 

 teron described by His in a human embryo. H.'s 

 Granule-cell, a granular cell resembling a leuko- 

 cyte, found in the ovarian stroma. H.'s Tissue, a 

 synonym of Adenoid Tissue. 



Hispid lAis / -pid) [Aispidus, bristly]. In biology, 

 bristly. Beset with rigid, spreading hairs or minute 

 spines. 



Hispidulous [Ais-pid* '-u-lus) [hispidus, hairy]. In 

 botany, minutely hispid ; having short, stiff hairs. 



Histioid [Ais / -te-oid). See Histoid. 



Histochemic [Ais-to-kem' -ik) [iaror, tissue; ^-///ie/a, 

 chemistry]. Relating to histochemistry. 



Histochemistry [Ais-to-kem' '-is-tre) [iardr, tissue; 

 1 ',/'•'"'. chemistry]. The chemistry of the histologic 

 elements of the body. 



Histodialysis [Ais-to-di-aP '-is-is) [Iaror , web ; 6id?ivair, 

 a resolution]. The dissolution of organic tissue. 



Histogenesis [Ais-to-jen' -es-is) [lords, web ; yevecis, 

 generation]. In biology, the process of formation of 

 cells and cell-products. 



Histogenetic [Ais-to-jen-eP-ik) [iaror, web ; yewav, to 

 produce]. Relating to histogenesis. 



Histogeny {/lis-toj'-en-e). See Histogenesis. 



Histography [Ais-tog f -ra-fe) [iaroq, tissue ; ypadf.Lv, to 

 write]. A description or written account of the 

 tissues. 



Histohematin [Ais-to-Aem' -at-in) [iaror, web ; alfia, 

 blood]. I. A pigmentary extractive of the suprarenal 

 bodies ; it is found also in various other tissues in the 

 lower animals. 2. One of a class of respiratory pig- 

 ments; the intrinsic coloring-matters of the organs and 

 tissues of invertebrates. The AisloAematins are of 

 wide-spread occurrence in the tissues of both verte- 

 brates and invertebrates. The best known is that found 

 in muscles, viz., myohematin, </. v. 



Histoid (Jiis'-toid) [iaror, web; eldog, likeness]. Per- 

 taining to tissue derived from the mesoblast, as a his- 

 toid tumor. See Neoplasm. 



Histokinesis [Ais-to-kin-e , -sis) [iaror, tissue ; km 

 movement]. Movement that takes place in the 

 minute structural elements of the body. 



Histologic, Histological [Ais-to-loj'-ik, his-to-loj' -ik-al) 

 [lords, tissue ; Myos, science]. Relating to histology. 



Histologist [Ais-tol'-o-jist)\lor6s, tissue ; '/ud,,r, science]. 

 One who is expert in histology. 



Histology (his-tol'-o-je) [iaror, tissue ; 16yoq, science]. 

 The study of the intimate structure of tissues. 



Histolysis [Ais-tol* '-is-is) [lords, tissue ; Tlvoit, dissolu- 

 tion!. I Hsintegration and dissolution of organic ti- 



Histolytic [Ais-tol-if '-ik) [iaror, tissue ; t.vaiq, dissolu- 

 tion]. Pertaining to histolysis. 



Histomorphology [Ais-to-morf-ol' -o-je) [lords, tissue; 

 uoptjtff, form; "Kdyos, science]. The morphology of 

 the hiistologi" el< ments ol the body. 



Histon (his'-tou) [lards, tissue] A proteid pre] 

 from the nuclei ol ceils. It belongs to the group of 

 proteids known as albumoses or prop* ptones. 



Histonomy [Ais-ton' -o-me) [iaror, tissue ; vdfioq, a law]. 

 The laws of the development and arrangement of or- 

 ganic tissue. 



Histopathology [Ais-to-patA-oV '-o-j'e) [iaror, tissue ; 

 disease; M>yos, science]. The study of minute 

 pathologic changes or stat 



Histophysiology [his-to-fiz-e-ol' -o-je) [iaror, web, tis 

 sue; fyvois, nature; "Kdyos, science]. The science of 

 the functions of the various tissues. 



History [Ais'-tor-e) TloTopia, a learning by inquiry]. A 

 narrative ; -lory. H., Biologic, the life -lory of any 

 animal. H., Medical, the account obtained from a 

 patient as to his health, past and present, and the 

 symptoms of hi- disease. 



Histotome [Ais' -to-torn) [iaror, tissue; TOfids, cutting]. 

 A microtome or other apparatus for cutting ti 

 for the study of its minute structure. 



Histotomy [Ais-tof '-o-me) [iaror ti , to cut]. 



The dissection of any organic tissue. 



Histotripsy [Ais-to-trip f -se) [iaror, web; rpitjur, a 

 crushing]. The crushing of tissues by an ecraseur. 



Histotromy [Ais-tof -ro-me) [lords, tissue; rpofior, tre- 

 mor]. Fibrillary contraction. 



Histotrophic [Ais-to-trof -ik) [ia-or, tissue ; rporpr/, 

 nourishment]. Concerning the nutrition ot the tissues. 



Histozyme [Ais f -to-zlm) [lords, tissue ; -•'■.. leaven]. 

 A ferment found by Schmiedeberg in the kidneys of 

 pigs, and concerned in splitting up hippuric acid. 



Histrionic [Ais-tre-on' -ik) [Aistrio, an actor]. Dram 

 atic. H. Mania, insanity with affectation and lofty 

 manner. H. Muscles, the expressional muscles of 

 the face. H. Spasm, spasm of the histrionic mus- 

 cles. 



Histrionism [Ais J ' -tre-on-izm) [Aistrio, a player]. 

 I hramatic action in insanity or in hysteria. 



Hitooch (//it-oos/d). See HitoucA. 



Hitouch [hit-oosh') [Heb.]. Hitooch; the first step 

 in the Jewish rite of circumcision. It consists in cut- 

 ting off the prepuce. 



Hives [Alvz) [origin uncertain]. A name loosely ap- 

 plied to almost any papular eruption of the skin. In 

 Great Britain, the term is applied to croup, laryngitis, 

 and to ckicken-pox ; in the United States it is limited 

 to a transitory form of urticaria, </. 7'. 



Hive-syrup. See Scilla and Antimonium. 



Hoang-nan, or Hwang-nao [Awang-nou/) [Chinese]. 

 A Chinese preparation obtained from the bark of 

 StrycAnos gaultAeriana. Its properties are due to a 

 -mall percentage of strychnin. It is recommended as 

 an alterative in syphilis, leprosy, and similar dis( 

 and is an alleged preventive of hydrophobia if given 

 in large doses gr. xv | during the period of incubation. 

 Hose of the powdered drug gr. iij-v ; of the aceto-al- 

 coholic extract gr. ' s-'j: of the tinct. rnj-v. 



Hoar [Aor) [ME., Aore, hoar]. Gray; old. 



Hoarhound [Aor'-Aownd). See Marrubium. 



Hoariness (//or'-e-nes). See Canities. 



Hoarse (//ors) [ME., Aoors, harsh]. Harsh; grating; 

 discordant; applied to the vo 



Hoarseness [Aors / -nes) [ME., hoorsnesse, hoarseness]. 

 Harshness of the voice depending on some abnormal 

 condition of the larvnx or throat. 



