HALICORE 



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HAM ANN'S ACID CARMIN 



weak-minded person ; an idiot. H.-witted, idiotic ; 

 weak in intellect. 



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Root of a Hair and its Epidermic Sheath. 



I, i. External layer of epidermic sheath. 2, 2. Its inferior ex- 

 tremity. 3, 3. Internal layer. 4, 4. External layer of cuticle 

 of hair. "5. Root of hair ' 6 Bulb of root. 7, 7. Its periph- 

 eral or fibrous portion. 8. Its central or medullary portion. 

 9, 9. Internal layer of cuticle of hair. 



Halicore {hal-ik' -or-e) [d?.c, sea; Koprj, maiden, mer- 

 maid]. See Dugong. 



Halimeter (hal-im'-et-er) [d/wdc, saltness; fierpov, a 

 measure]. An instrument for estimating the propor- 

 tions of water in milk by means of its power to dis- 

 solve common salt. 



Halisteresis (hal-is-ter-e'-sis) {a>x, salt; orepijotc, 

 privation]. The loss by fully-formed bones of y^ to 

 l/ 2 their lime-salts, resulting in osteomalacia. 



Halituous (hal-it' -u-us) [halitus, breath]. Moist, as 

 if from having been breathed upon ; applied to the skin. 



Halitus (hal'-it-us) [L., a vapor]. A vapor. Also, ex- 

 pired breath. H. oris foetidus, tainted or foul breath. 

 H. sanguinis, the characteristic smell of the blood, 

 peculiar to each kind of animal. 



Hall's (Marshall) Disease See Diseases, Table of. 

 H.'s Method. See Artificial Respiration . 



Haller, Ansa of. See Ansa. H., Circle of. See Cir- 

 cle and Circulus. H., Cones of, the Coni vasculosa. 

 H., Fretum of. See Fretum. H., Line of. See 

 Lines, Table of. H., Network of, the Rete vascu- 

 losum of the testis. H., Passage of, in the embryo 

 the narrow passage joining the auricle and ventricle 

 of the heart. 



Hallex {hal'-eks) [L.]. See Hallux. 



Hallucal {hal'-u-kal) {hallux, the great toe]. Per- 

 taining to the hallux, or great toe. 



Hallucinatio (hal-lew-sin-a / -she-o)[L..'\. Hallucination. 

 H. hypochondriaca. Synonym of Hypochondriasis. 



Hallucination {hal-lew-sin-a' '-shun) [hallucinari, to 

 wander in mind]. The highest degree of subjective 



sensation, dependent alone upon morbid stimulation 

 of the sensory cortical centers. There is the percep- 

 tion of non-existent objects or impressions, creations 

 of the imagination. Hallucinations are variously 

 classed as hypochondriac, hypnagogic, motor, nega- 

 tive, pseudo-sensorial, unilateral, visual, auditory, 

 gustatory, olfactorv, tactile, hemiopic, epileptoid, etc. 



Hallux, or Hallus {hal'-uks or hal'-us) [L.]. The 

 great toe. The great toe when overriding the second 

 toe. H. dolorosus. See H. flexus. H. nexus ; 

 Hallux rigidus ; Hallux dolorosus ; a condition allied 

 to and perhaps identical with hammer- toe, in which 

 there is flexion of the first phalanx of the great toe. 

 The second phalanx is usually extended upon the first, 

 and there is more or less rigidity of the metatarso- 

 phalangeal joint. H. rigidus. See H Jlexus. H. 

 valgus, displacement of the great toe toward the 

 other toes. H. varus, displacement of the great toe 

 away from the other toes. 



Halo {haf-lo) [d/xjc, a threshing-floor]. 1. The brown- 

 ish circle about the female nipple, called also the 

 areola. 2. The luminous or colored circles seen by the 

 patient about light in glaucoma. 



Halogen (hal'-o-jen) [a'/x, salt; yewav, to produce]. 

 In chemistry, an element that forms a compound of a 

 saline nature by its direct union with a metal. The 

 halogens are chlorin, iodin, bromin, and fluorin, 

 to which cyanogen may be added as a compound 

 halogen. 



Halogenic (haJ-o-jen' -ik) [d/.c, salt ; yewav, to pro- 

 duce]. Salt-producing; producing haloids. 



Haloid [hal'-oid) [a'/x, salt ; «odc, likeness]. Any one 

 of those compounds that consist of a metal directly 

 united to chlorin, bromin, iodin, fluorin, or cyanogen. 



Halophilous (hal-off '' '-il-us) [d/.c, salt; p/P-oc, loving]. 

 In biology, applied to plants growing in salt marshes 

 and along sea- coasts. 



Halstern's Disease. See Diseases, Table of. 



Halt (kawlt) [ME., halt, lame]. I. Lame. 2. To 

 limp. 3. A disease in sheep. 



Halter {hawF-ter) [a/.rijp, a leaping weight : //. Halteres\ 

 In biology, one of the rudimentary hinder wings of a 

 fly ; it is also called poiser or balancer. 



Halteripterous (hal-ter-ip / -ter-us) [dAnyp, a leaping 

 weight; Tvrepov, wing]. Having hal teres ; applied to 

 dipterous insects. 



Halved (hahzd) [ME. , half, half]. In biology, applied 

 to bilaterally symmetric organs in which one side is 

 wanting, as in certain leaves. 



Ham [ME., hatnme, the ham]. That part of the leg 

 between the knee-joint and the hip-joint. H. -string, 

 one of the tendons of the posterior muscles of the 

 thigh. Also, to cripple by cutting the tendons of the 

 muscles of the thigh. H., Inner, the tendons of 

 the semimembranosus, sartorius, and semitendinosus 

 muscles. H., Outer, the tendons of the biceps flexor 

 cruris. 



Hamamelin (ham-am-e' -lin) \auafirj/jq, a kind of med- 

 lar or service-tree]. A precipitate from a tincture of 

 the bark of witch-hazel, Hamamelis virginica ; it is 

 astringent, tonic, and sedative. Dose gr. j-iij. Unof. 



Hamamelis {ham-am-e / -lis) [apa, together with; 

 ur/zoi; apple-tree: gen., Hamamelidis~\. Witch- 

 hazel ; the leaves of H. virginica, with properties not 

 fully known. It is thought to be tonic, styptic, and 

 sedative, and appears to affect the circulation in a 

 manner similar to aconite. It is highly recommended 

 as a hemostatic. A preparation of this drug is sold 

 under the name of Pond's Extract. H., Fid. Ext. 

 Dose n\j~3J. H., Tinct. (B. P.) (ale), 1 in 10. 

 Dose n\ij— v. 



Hamann's Acid Carmin. See Stains, Table oj. 



