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HYP- 



organisms or of certain organs to 

 the stimulus of water (biol.}. 

 hydrotheca (hl'drothe'ka) n. [Gk. 



hymen, skin ; pherein, to carry.] 

 The hymen portion of the sporo- 

 phore of a fungus (bot.}. 



hydor, water ; theke, cup.] The hymenopterous (hl'me'nop'tSrus) a. 



cup-like structure into which the 



polyp may withdraw, found in 



many Coelenterates ; a product of 



the ectoderm (zool.}. 

 hydrotropism (hldrot'ropTzm) n. [Gk. 



hydor, water ; trepein, to turn.] 



Hydrotaxis. 

 hydrula (hl'droola) n. [Gk. hydor, 



water.] A hypothetical simple 



polyp (zool.}. 

 hygrophilous (higrof'Ilus) a. [Gk. 



hygros, wet ; philein, to love.] In- 

 habiting moist or marshy places 



(bot.}. 

 hygrophyte (hl'grofit) n. [Gk. hygros, 



wet ; phyton, plant.] A plant which 



lives and thrives under conditions 



of plentiful moisture (bot.}. 

 hygroplasm (hl'groplazm) n. [Gk. 



hygros, wet ; plasma, something 



moulded.] The more liquid part. 



of protoplasm ; cf. stereoplasm. 



(bioJ.}. 

 hygroscopic (hi'groskop'ik) a. [Gk. -^ 



hygros, wet ; skopein, to regard..3t/hyomandibular (hf omandib'ul&r) a. 



Sensitive to moisture (bot.}. . *\ 



[Gk. hymen, skin ; pteron, wing.] 

 Having membranous wings ; appl. 

 certain insects (zool.}. 



hyobranchial (hl'obrang'kfal) a. [Gk. 

 T ; brangchia, gills.] Pert, gills 

 and hyoid (zool.}. 



hyoepiglottic (hfoepiglot'ik) a. [Gk. 

 T ; epi, upon ; glotta, tongue.] 

 Connecting the hyoid and the epi- 

 glottis (anat.}. 



hyoglossal (h6glos'al) a. [Gk. T; 

 glossa, tongue.] Pert, tongue and 

 hyoid (anat.}. 



hyoid (hi'oid) a. [Gk. hyoeides, Y- 

 shaped.] Pert, or designating a 

 bone or series of bones lying at 

 the^base o\the tongue and de- 

 veioped 4^p m tne hyoid arch of 

 ine embryo (anat.}. 



hyoideus (hloid'cus) n. [Gk. hvocides, 

 Y-shped.] A nerve which sup- 

 pji^s the mucosa of the mouth and 



Ofche muscles of the hyoid region 



hylophagous (hllof'Xgus) a. 



hyle, wood ; phagein, to eat.] Eat- 

 ing wood ; appl. certain insects 

 (zool.}. 



hylophyte (hl'loflt) n. [Gk. hyle, 

 wood ; phyton, plant.] A plant 

 growing in woods (bot.}. 



hylotomous (hllot'omus) a. [Gk. hyle, 

 wood ; temnein, to cut.] Wood- 

 cutting ; appl. certain insects 

 (zool.}. 



hymen (hi'm&n) n. [Gk. hymen, mem- 

 brane.] A thin fold of mucous 

 membrane situated at the orifice 

 of the vagina (anat.}. 



[Gk. T ; L. mandibulum, jaw.] Pert. 

 hyoid and the mandible ; pert. 

 dorsal segment of the hyoid arch 

 in fishes ; n., the dorsal segment 

 itself of the hyoid arch in fishes 

 (zool.}. 



hyomental (hi'timgn'tal) a. [Gk. X ; 

 L. mentum, chin.] Pert, hyoid and 

 chin (anat.}. 



hyoplastron (hfoplas'tron) n. [Gk. 

 X ; F. plastron, breast-plate.] The 

 second lateral plate in the plastron 

 of Chelonians (zool.}. 



hyosternum (hfosteYnum) n. [Gk. 

 T; sternon, breast.] The hyo- 

 plastron (zool.}. 



hymenial (hlme'nlal) a. [Gk. hymen, hyostylic (hfostil'ik) a. [Gk. X ; 



skin.] Pert, hymenium (bot.}. 



hymeniferous (hi'm6nTf'6rus) a. [Gk. 

 hymen, skin ; L. ferre, to carry.] 

 Having a hymenium (bot.}. 



hymenium (hl'me'nium) n. [Gk. 

 hymen, skin.] The outermost layer 

 of a mushroom lamellae, or similar 

 fungus, consisting of barren cells 

 or paraphyses and basidial cells 

 (bot.}. 



hymenophore (hfmSnofor) n. [Gk. 



stylos, pillar.] Having the jaw 

 articulated to the skull by the 

 agency of the hyomandibular or 

 corresponding part (zool.}. 



hyothyroid (hfothfroid) a. [Gk. T ; 

 thyreos, shield ; eidos, like.] Pert. 

 the hyoid and the thyroid cartilages 

 of the larynx ; appl. structures 

 associated with them (zool.}. 



hypallelomorph (hi'pal61 / 6m6rf) n. 

 [Gk. hypo, under ; allelon, of one 



