

HIRCINOUS 



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HOARSENESS 



Hircinous (her-si'-nus) [hircinus, of a goat]. In biology, 

 having a goat-like odor. 



Hircismus (her-siz'-mus) [hircus, a goat]. The goat- 

 like odor sometimes emitted by the human axilla. 



Hircus (ker^-km) [L.,"goat ""}. The tragus. 



Hirschfeld's Ganglion. See Ganglia, ladle of. 



Hirsute (her-suf) [hirsutus, rough, shaggy]. In bio- 

 logy, thickly covered with rough, shaggy hair. 



Hirsuties (her-su' -te-ez) [hirsutus, shaggy]. Hyper- 

 trichosis ; hypertrichiasis ; polytrichia ; trichauxis ; 

 that condition in which the hairs of the body are in- 

 creased in number 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 and lips in women in the course of pregnancy. 



Hirsutocinereous (her-su-to-sin-e / -re-us) [hirsutus, 

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

 coat of an ashy-gray color. 



Hirtellous (her-tel' '-its) [hirtus, hairy]. Minutely hir- 

 sute ; stiffly pubescent. 



Hirudiniculture \hi-ru' '-din-e-kul-chur) [hirudo, leech ; 

 cultura, culture]. The artificial breeding and rearing 

 of leeches. 



Hirudo (hi-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 (his'-pid) [hispidus, bristly]. In biology, 

 bristly. Beset with rigid, spreading hairs or minute 

 spines. 



Hispidulous (his-pid' -u-lus) [hispidus, hairy]. In 

 botany, minutely hispid ; having short, stiff hairs. 



Histioid (his'-te-oid). See Histoid. 



Histochemic (his-to-kem'-ik) [lar6c, tissue ; xVh 1 * 1 * 1 * 

 chemistry]. Relating to histochemistry. 



Histochemistry (his-to-kem' -is-tre) [laroc, tissue ; 

 XVfieia, chemistry]. The chemistry of the histologic 

 elements of the body. 



Histodialysis (his-lo-di-al'-is-is) [lardc, web ; dia/.vaig , 

 a resolution]. The dissolution of organic tissue. 



Histogenesis (his-lo-jen'-es-is) [laroc, web ; yevsaig, 

 generation]. In biology, the process of formation of 

 cells and cell-products. 



Histogenetic (his-to-jen-et'-ik) [laroc, web; ycwav, to 

 produce]. Relating to histogenesis. 



Histogeny (his-toj' '-en-e). See Histogenesis. 



Histography (his-tog* '-ra-fe) [^iotoc, tissue ; ypaoeiv, to 

 write]. A description or written account of the 

 tissues. 



Histohematin {his-to-kem' '-at-in) [laroc, web ; diua, 

 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 hisiohematins are of 

 wide-spread occurrence in the tissues of both verte- 

 brates and invertebrates. The best known is that found 

 in muscles, viz., myohematin, q. v. 



Histoid (his'-toid) [laroc, web; eldoc, likeness]. Per- 

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

 toid tumor. See Neoplasm. 



Histokinesis (his-to-kin-e' '-sis) [laroc, tissue ; Kivrjaic, 

 movement]. Movement that takes place in the 

 minute structural elements of the body. 



Histologic, Histological (his-to-loj'-ik, his-to-loj' -ik-al) 

 [laroc, tissue ; /.670c, science]. Relating to histology. 



Histologist (his-tol' -o-jist)[laroc, tissue ; fayoc, science]. 

 One who is expert in histology. 



Histology (his-tol' -o-je) [lardc, tissue ; '/o^oc, science]. 

 The study of the intimate structure of tissues. 



Histolysis (his-tol' -is-is) [iaroc, tissue ; t.iaic, dissolu- 

 tion]. Disintegration and dissolution of organic tissue. 



Histolytic (his-tol-it'-ik) [laroc, tissue ; 't.vaic, dissolu- 

 tion]. Pertaining to histolysis. 



Histomorphology (his-to-morf-ol' -o-je) [laroc, tissue ; 

 uoporj, form ; tjbyoc, science]. The morphology of 

 the histologic elements of the body. 



Histon (his'-ton) [laroc, tissue]. A proteid prepared 

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

 proteids known as albumoses or propeptones. 



Histonomy (his-ton' -o-tne) [laroc, tissue; vouoc, a law]. 

 The laws of the development and arrangement of or- 

 ganic tissue. 



Histopathology (his-to-path-ol' -o-je) [lar6c, tissue ; 

 ndOoc, disease ; /.o;oc, science]. The study of minute 

 pathologic changes or states. 



Histophysiology (his-to-jiz-e-ol' -o-je) [laroc, web, tis- 

 sue ; oiaig, nature ; / 6} oc, science] . The science of 

 the functions of the various tissues. 



History (his / -tor-e) [laropia, a learning by inquiry]. A 

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

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

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

 symptoms of his disease. 



Histotome (his' -to-tom) [laroc, tissue ; tou6c, cutting]. 

 A microtome or other apparatus for cutting tissue 

 for the study of its minute structure. 



Histotomy (his-tof -o-me) [laroc tissue ; rifivecv, to cut]. 

 The dissection of any organic tissue. 



Histotripsy (his-to-trip'-se) [laroc, web ; rptyic, a 

 crushing]. The crushing of tissues by an ecraseur. 



Histotromy (his-tof -ro-me) [laroc, tissue ; rpdfioc, tre- 

 mor]. Fibrillary contraction. 



Histotrophic (his-to-trof -ih) [lardc, tissue ; rpcxpi/, 

 nourishment]. Concerning the nutrition of the tissues. 



Histozyme (his'-to-zim) [laroc, tissue ; ^iur/, leaven]. 

 A ferment found by Schmiedeberg in the kidneys of 

 pigs, and concerned in splitting up hippuric acid. 



Histrionic (his-tre-on' -ik) [histrio, 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 (his' -tre-on-izm) [histrio, a player]. 

 Dramatic action in insanity or in hysteria. 



Hitooch (hit-oosh'). See Hitouch. 



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

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

 ting off the prepuce. 



Hives (hivz) [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 chicken-pox ; in the United States it is limited 

 to a transitory form of urticaria, q. v. 



Hive-syrup. See Scilla and Antimonium. 



Hoang-nan, or Hv/ang-nao (hwang-nov/) [Chinese]. 

 A Chinese preparation obtained from the bark of 

 Strychnos gaultheriana. Its properties are due to a 

 small percentage of strychnin. It is recommended as 

 an alterative in syphilis, leprosy, and similar diseases, 

 and is an alleged preventive of hydrophobia if given 

 in large doses (gr. xv) during the period of incubation. 

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

 coholic extract gr. %-% '■> of the tinct. rflj-v. 



Hoar (hor) [ME., hore, hoar]. Gray; old. 



Hoarhound (hor'-hownd ) . See Marrubium. 



Hoariness (hor'-e-nes). See Canities. 



Hoarse (hors) [ME., hoors, harsh]. Harsh; grating; 

 discordant ; applied to the voice. 



Hoarseness (hors'-nes) [ME., hoorsnesse, hoarseness]. 

 Harshness of the voice depending on some abnormal 

 condition of the larynx or throat. 



