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lypnotizable (hip-not-iz' -ab-l) [i-i-oc, sleep]. Sus- 



ible of being hypnotized. 



Hypnotization (hip-not-iz-a' -shun)[yTzvoq , sleep ;facere, 



to make]. The employment of the means used to 



hypnotize a person ; the induction of hypnotism. 



Hypnotoid (hip'-not-oid) [i—vog, sleep ; elfioc, form]. 



Resembling hypnotism. 

 Hypo- (hi'-po) [i~6, under]. A prefix denoting defi- 

 ciency or lack. 

 Hypo yhip'-o) [i~6, under]. A popular name for hy- 

 ndriasis, lowness of spirits, or imaginary illness, 

 or exaggeration of slight ailments. 

 Hypoaemia (hi-po-e'-me-ah). See Hyphemia. 

 Hypoalbuminosis (hi-po-al-bu-min-o' -sis). See Hyp- 



albuminosis and Hypoleukontemia. 



Hypoalonemia \hi-po-al-o-ne'-me-ah) [vtto, under ; d/c, 



. d'/.ijv, of salts ; atua, blood]. A deficiency of 



the salts of the blood. 



Hypoaria \ hi-po-a' -re-ah) [i~o, under ; udpiov, dim. of 



an egg]. In biology, a pair of oval ganglia found 



the ventral side of the region of the thalami in 



lost fishes. 



ablast (hi'-po- blast) [i~6, under; S'/xicrog, sprout]. 



internal layer of the blastoderm, or the ental 



iver of cells of the embryo of a metazoan ; it is called, 



j, the endoderm, endoblast, entoderm, or epithelio- 



adular layer ; from it is developed the intestinal 



Mthelium (except that of the mouth and anus) and 



of the glands opening into the intestines ; also, 



le epithelium of the air-passages. 



Hypoblepharon (hi-po-blef -ar-on) [y-6, under ; /?/.£- 



oapov, lid], i. An artificial eye. 2. A swelling 



under the eyelid. 



Hypobromite (hi-po-bro* '-triii) [i~6, under; (ipuuoc, 



stench]. A salt of hypobromous acid. H. Method, 



a method of estimating the quantity of urea in urine, 



based upon the fact that when urea is acted upon by 



sodium hypobromite (or calcium hypochlorite) it is 



decomposed into nitrogen, carbon dioxid, and water. 



Hypobulia (hi-po-bu'-le-ah) [i<~6, under; fiov'/J), will]. 



or deficiency of will-power. 

 Hypocardia (hi-po-kar 1 '-de-ah) [r~d, under; KapSia, 



heart]. Downward displacement of the heart. 

 Hypocatalepsis (hi-po-kat-al-ep / sis) [wro, under ; /card, 

 down; '/iip^avtiv, to seize]. Slight catalepsy, or epi- 



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Hypocatharsis (hi-po-kath-ar 1 'sis) [h?6, under ; 



aipetv, to purge]. A gentle purgation. 

 Hypochilium (hi-po-kW '-e-um) [i~6, under; ^-el/of, 

 the lip: //., Hypochilia\ In biology, the lower part 

 of the lip of certain orchids. 



jchlorhydria (hi-po-klor-hi' '-dre-ah) [v~6, under ; 

 green ; Map, water] . A condition in which 

 lere is a diminished amount of HC1 in the gastric 

 juice. It is usually associated with an overproduction 

 of lactic acid, and is often due to a state of lowered 

 general nutrition. 

 Hypochlorite (hi-po-klo'-rlt) [i~6, under; x?°>P°C' 

 green]. Any salt of hypochlorous acid. Calcium 

 hypochlorite is the essential constituent of bleaching- 

 powder. 

 Hypochlorous Acid (hi-po-klo'-rns). See Acid. 

 Hypocholesteremia (hi-po-ko-les-ter-e'-me-ah) [rrrd, 

 under; x o/, f bile; or tap, fat; alpa, blood]. Decrease 

 or deficiency of the cholesterin of the blood. 



achondria (hi-po-kon' -dre-ah) [v~6, under ; jok- 

 ff. cartilage]. I. The regions below the costal 

 rches on either side. 2. Same as Hypochondriasis. 

 Hypochondriac {hi-po-kon' -dre-ak) [tiro, under; x° v - 

 &poc. cartilage]. I. Pertaining to the hypochon- 

 drium. 2. A person who is affected with hypochon- 

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Hypochondriasis (hi-po-kon-dri' -as-is) [vTroxovfyiaKog, 

 affected in the hypochondria]. A disturbance of the 

 functions of the nervous system similar to that in mel- 

 ancholia, in which the patient believes himself suffer- 

 ing from bodily disease. It is characterized by alternate 

 spells of moodiness and excitability. H. pituitosa. 

 Synonym of Membranous Enteritis. 



Hypochondrium (hi-po-kon 1 '-dre-um) [wrd, under ; xov- 

 &poc, cartilage: p!., Hypochondria'^. The region of 

 the abdomen at each side of the epigastrium. See 

 illustration under Abdominal. 



Hypochromatemia (hi-po-kro-mat-e' -me-ah) [itto, un- 

 der ; xpupa, color ; aipa, blood]. Deficiency of the 

 coloring-matter of the blood. 



Hypochromatic (hi-po-kro-mat f -ik)[v-6, under; xpupa, 

 color]. Deficient in coloring-matter. 



Hypochromia (hi-po-kro'- me-ah) [t-d, under; ;r/?u//a, 

 color] . Abnormal pallor or transparency of the skin, 

 occurring in certain skin-diseases. 



Hypochrosis (hi-po-kro' -sis) [t-rrd, under ; .^/ogxhc, 

 coloring]. Abnormal paleness ; lack of normal col- 

 oration. 



Hypochyma (hi-po-ki'-mah) [rrd, beneath ; ^£«i>, to 

 pour]. An old name for cataract. 



Hypocist {hi' -po-sist) [fcro, under; kIotoc, cistus]. I. 

 The plant Cytinus kypocistis, of the old world. 2. 

 The dark astringent extract prepared by drying the 

 sap of the foregoing plant and the juice of its ber- 

 ries. It is useful for hemorrhages and diarrhea. Unof. 



Hypoclidium (hi-po-kW -de-um) [y-6, under ; kae/c, a 

 key ; the clavicle : //. , Hypoclidia\ In biology, the 

 inferomedian process formed at the junction of the 

 clavicles of a bird. 



Hypoclysis (hip-ok' -lis-is) [y-6, under; Ks.vcpog, a 

 clyster]. The administration of an enema. 



Hypocotyl (hi-po-kof -if) [tVd, under ; kotv/jj6uv, coty- 

 ledon]. A short term for Hypocotyledonous stem. 



Hypocotyledonous (hi-po-kot-U-e' -don-us)[yz6, under ; 

 K07v/.rfd<l)i; cotyledon]. In biology, situated below 

 the cotyledons. 



Hypocraterimorphous (hi' po-kra-ter-im-or' -fus) [iiro- 

 KpaTTjpuxv, the stand of a crater ; uopoij, form]. Applied 

 to certain flowers the corolla of which have a fiat, spread- 

 ing limb surmounting a straight tube ; salver-shaped. 



Hypocyrtosis (hi-po-sir-to'-sis) [i~6, under; Kipruoic, 

 curvature] . A slight amount of curvature. 



Hypocystotomy (hi-po-sis-tof -o-me) [wrd, under; kvg- 

 ~ig, bladder ; ropij, a cut]. Perineal cystotomy. 



Hypoderm (hi* '-po-derm) [faro, under; Sippa, skin]. 

 I. Subcutaneous tissue. 2. A hypodermatic injection. 

 3. In biology, applied to the epithelial membrane 

 lining the cuticular, crustaceous, or chitinous invest- 

 ment of arthropods ; also called Hypodermis. 



Hypoderma (hi-po-der'-mah) [vtto, under; deppa, skin]. 

 In biology : I. A layer of cells, usually collenchyma, 

 just beneath the epidermis of a leaf or stem. 2. A 

 genus of dipterous insects, the bot-flies. See Parasites 

 (Animal), Table of. 



Hypodermatic (hi-po-der-maf -ik) [t-rd, under ; Sepua, 

 skin]. Pertaining to that which is under the skin, or 

 to the introduction of medicines beneath the skin. 



Hypodermatoclysis (hi-po-der-mat-ok' -lis-is), or Hy- 

 podermoclysis (hi-po-der-mok' -lis-is) , [v~6, under; 

 deppa, skin ; k/xgiq, injection]. A method of supply- 

 ing fluid to the body to replace that lost through ex- 

 cessive purging, as in cholera, or in cases of hemor- 

 rhage. It consists in the introduction into the subcu- 

 taneous tissues of certain quantities of normal saline 

 solution. 



Hypodermatomy (hi-po-der-mat'-o-me) [i*x6, under; 

 deppa, skin ; repvetv, to cut]. Subcutaneous surgical 

 section of parts. 



