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Holothecal [hol-o-the' -kal\ [8Aoc, whole; 0*7/07, case]. 

 In biology, booted; applied to birds in which the tar- 

 sal envelop is entire. 



Holotomy \hol-ot' '-o-»n | ["/<», whole ; riftveiv, to cut]. 

 1 'omplete surgical excision ol a part nr organ. 



Holotonia, or Holotony (hol-o-to 1 '-ne-aA, hol-ot'-o 

 [o'/or, entire; relveiv, to stretch]. Sam.' as Holotet- 

 dints. 



Holotonic [hol-o-ton 1 '-ik\ \b~Kog, entire; reiveiv, to 

 stretch]. Relating to, or characterized by, holoti t 

 any. 



Holozoic (hol-o-zo f -ifc) [8Aoc, wholi . an animal]. 



In biology, entirely resembling animals in mode of 

 nutrition. 



Holthouse, Hernia of. See Hernia. 



Holting {kdlt'-ing) [after Holt, the inventor of the 

 method]. The divulsion of an urethral stricture by 

 Holt's dilator. 



Holtz Machine. A particular form of electro-static 

 induction-machine. 



Homalocephalus {hom-al-o-sef -al-its) [wiu'/or, flat; 

 "//,, the head]. I.issauer's term for " tlat- 

 headed." 



Homalocoryphus {kom-al-o-kor* '-if-us) [oua/6g, flat; 

 Kti/irtjr,, the head]. I.issauer's term tor a skull in 

 which the angle formed by two lines drawn from the 

 bregma and the occipital point to the highest point 

 above is between 132 and 142 . 



Homalogonatous [hom-al-o-gon'-at-us) [6/iaUg, even, 

 level; yovv, knee]. In biology, applied to such birds 

 as possess an accessory femoro-caudal muscle and a 

 tufted oil-gland and cocca ; the opposite of Anoma- 

 logonatous, in which this combination is never found. 



Homalographic {kom-al-o-graf -i£) [bpaMg, same; 

 ypa<peiv, to write]. Pertaining to homolography. H. 

 Method, a method of showing the structure of the 

 body by means of plane sections of a frozen body. 



Homalography {hom-al-og* -ra-j [6fia'A6g, level; 



pdipsiv, to record]. Anatomy by sections ; the repre 

 sentation of structure by means of sketches of various 

 sections. 



Homalometopus [hom-al-o-met -o'-pus) \bfixik6g, flat; 

 uf-t,>-nr, the space between the eyes]. Lissauer's 

 term for a skull having a frontal angle between 130.5 

 and 14 1°. 



Homalopisthocranius [horn - al- o-pis-tho - kra'-ne-us) 

 [<>i<a?6c, flat; brciadev, behind ; upaviur, the skull]. 

 Lissauer's term for a skull in which the angle formed 

 by lines joining the external occipital protuberance 

 and the occipital point with the highest point of the 

 skull is between 140 and 154 . 



Homalosternal {kom-al-o-ster'-nal) [oua/.oc, even, 

 level ; aripvav, sternum]. Tn biology, having a raft- 

 like or keelless sternum ; ratite, as certain birds. 



Homaluranus (kom-al-u-ra f -nus\ [oua'/ur, flat; ovpd, 

 a tail]. Lissauer's term for a skull in which the 

 angle formed by lines joining the occipital point and 

 the bregma with the highest point of the skull is 

 betwen 147.5 and l() 3-5°- 



Homatropin {hom-at'-ro-pin). See Atropin. 



Homeo- {Ao / -me-o-) [o/noioc, like]. A prefix signifying 

 like or similar. 



Homeobiophorid (ho-me-o-bi-off'-or-id') [b/ioiog, like; 

 < '" , life ; o.w).'/) , to bear]. In biology, Weismann's 

 name forthe lowest and most primitive undifferentiated 

 organism conceivable, having the form of a single 

 biophore, or of a number of similar biophores. in which 

 multiplication and transmission would occur together. 

 no special apparatus being required for the latter pro- 

 cess, as a reproduction by binary fusion must result 

 in two corresponding halves, each containing similar 

 biophores. and each of which, simply by the multipli- 



cation of its unit-, is able to give risi to a compact 

 organism like' the parent. ' f. // (erobiopkorid. 



Homeochronous (//» me-o&'-ro-nus) [b/iotog, like, simi- 

 lar; l/»'i'», time]. In biology, true ontogenetic 

 sequence ; appearance in proper order in time ; applied 

 lo animals, organs, or hereditary trait.-. H. Heredity, 

 I 1111111:4 to the appearance of an organ, trait, ten- 

 icy or function, whether psychologic, physiologic, 

 or pathologic, at a similar time of life in a series of 

 endants. 



Homeodont {ho , -me-o-duiit\ [bjioiog, like ; 0th]. 



In biology, applied to ti eth that are simple cones. 



Homeokinesis {ho-me-o-kin-e* -sis) [b/joiog, like; mvelv, 

 to move]. In biology, Weismann's term tor that kind 

 of nuclear division in which the two i"r-nuclei 



contain similar idioplasm; i. e. nuclear divi 

 I riding upon a perfectly uniform distribution of the 

 pin lent and resulting in parts containing 



similar hereditary tendencies. Cf. Heterokinesis. 



Homeomerous {ho-me-oni' -er-us) [bfiotog, like; fiepog, 

 part]. In biology, having given organs or parts dis- 

 tributed uniformly throughout. 



Homeomorphous {ho-me-o-mor' -fus) [bfioiog, like ; 

 , form]. Like or similar in form and structure. 



Homeopathic [ho-me-o-path' '-//■) [o/Auor, like; ^uiior, 

 feeling]. Relating to homeopathy. 



Homeopathist [home-op'-ath-ist\ [ufioiog, like ; TzaBog, 

 feeling], A practitioner of homeopathy. 



Homeopathy [ho-me-op / -atk-e) [ouotor, like; -atinr, 

 ailment or disease]. A system of treatment of dis- 

 ease by the use of agents that, administered in health, 

 " would produce symptoms similar to those morbid 

 condition- for the relief of which the agent or medi- 

 cine is given." The hypothe-i- expressed by the 

 adage, " similia similibus curantur." See Regular 

 and Allopathy. 



Homeoplasia (Jio-me-o-pla' -ze-ah) [bfiotog, like ; 

 kaclooeiv, to shape]. The growth of tissue resem- 

 bling the normal tissue, or matrix, in its form and 

 properties ; also the tissue so formed. 



Homeoplastic {ho-me-o-plas'-tik) )iog, like; 



-'/iinnr/r, to form]. Pertaining to a neoplasm re- 

 sembling its matrix-tissue in texture. < Ine differing 

 widely in this respect is heteroplastic. If separated 

 in position, it is said to be heterotopic; in date, 

 heterochronic. 



Homeoplasty [ho f -me-o-plas-te). See Homeoplasia. 



Homeosis, or Homoiosis [ho-me-o* -sis , or /n>-///oi-o / - 

 sts) [dfioiuotg ; bfiotog, like]. The assimilation of 

 nutrient material. 



Homeo-therapeutics {ho-me-o-ther-ap-u' '-tiks) [buoiog, 

 like; 6 ', to serve]. The homeopathic doc- 



trine of therapeutics. 



Homeothermal, or Homoiothermal [ho-me-o-ther f - 

 nial, ho-moi-o-thcr' -m rl) [bfiotog, like; tiepfirf, heat]. 

 Pertaining to animals that are " warm-blooded," or 

 that maintain a uniform temperature despite variations 

 in the surrounding temperature. 



Homeozoic [ho-me-o-zo / -ik) [bfiotog, the same, similar; 

 fw^, life]. In biology, applied to geographic areas, 

 zones, or belts, having similar forms of life. 



Homesickness {hotn f -sik-nes). Nostalgia. An urgent 

 desire tn return to one's home. It maybe accom- 

 panied by a morbid sluggishness of the functions of 

 the various organ- of the body, and may develop into 

 profound melancholy. 



Homicidal 1 hom-is-i'-dal) [homo, a man; cadere, to 

 kill]. Pertaining to homicide. H. Mania, insanity 

 characterized by murderous impulses. 



Homicide (hom'-is-id) [homo, a man ; ceedere, to kill]. 

 The killing of a human being without malice or in- 

 tent, as distinguished from murder or manslaughter. 



