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- HEMODIALYSISDialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
- HEMOLYSISThe destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.
- HENOTICOf or pertaining to the production of peace and harmony; unifying
- HEPATICOf or relating to the liver.
- HEPATITISInflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.
- HEPATOSCOPYDivination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section representing a deity, and the markings in these zones were important.
- HEPTAGONA polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
- HEPTAMEROUSComprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.
- HEPTAPODYA measure or series consisting of seven feet.
- HERETICSomeone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.
- HERKOGAMIESDifferent relative positionings of the stigma and the anthers.
- HERKOGAMYDifferent relative positionings of the stigma and the anthers.
- HERMA rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.
- HERMENEUTICALOf or pertaining to hermeneutics (the study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts).
- HERMENEUTICSThe study of interpretation, particularly concerning texts, meaning, and understanding. It originates from classical exegesis but was significantly developed in the modern period,
- HERMITA religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
- HERMITAGEA house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
- HEROINA powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
- HEROINEA female hero.
- HERONAny long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
- HEROONA temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.
- HERPESA viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals.
- HERPETOLOGISTOne who studies reptiles and amphibians; a reptile and amphibian specialist.
- HERPETOLOGYThe branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians (Amphibia).
- HETAERAA highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class male clients and might perform sex acts for them.
- HETAERISMA theoretical early state of human society (as postulated by 19th-century anthropologists) which was characterized by the absence of the institution of marriage in any form, and wh
- HETAIRAAlternative form of hetaera.
- HETERODOXOf or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicti
- HETERODOXYThe quality of being heterodox.
- HETEROTOPYA deviation from the natural position; abnormal placement.
- HEURISTICThat employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one.
- HEURISTICSplural of heuristic
- HEXAGONA polygon with six sides and six angles.
- HEXAMEROUSIn six parts; occurring in sixes.
- HEXAPLAA text presented in six parallel versions, especially the version of the Old Testament presented in such a fashion by Origen.
- HEXAPODAny organism, being or robot with six legs.
- HEXAPODYA verse or measure of six metrical feet.
- HEXASTYLEhaving six columns at the front on the portico
- HIBISCUSA flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.
- HIDROSISThe formation and excretion of sweat.
- HIDROTICRelating to hidrosis.
- HIERATICOf or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
- HIERODULEA temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution.
- HILARIOUSVery funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
- HILARITYA great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by much laughter.
- HIMATIONA rectangular cloak of linen or wool, worn in Ancient Greece, usually over a chiton.
- HINNYThe hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
- HIPPODROMEA horse racing course.
- HIPPOGRIFFa mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.
- HIPPOMANESAn ancient love philter obtained from a mare or foal in heat.
- HIPPUSpupillary athetosis; spasmodic dilation and contraction of the pupil between the sphincter and dilator muscles.
- HISTOGRAMA graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.
- HISTONEAny of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.
- HISTORICVery important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
- HOLARDThe total water content of a sample of soil
- HOLOCRINEOf or relating to a mode of secretion in some exocrine glands in which the plasma membrane ruptures, releasing the cell's cytoplasm into the lumen of the gland.
- HOMILETICALsocial or companionable.
- HOMILETICSThe art of preaching (especially the application of rhetoric in theology).
- HOMILYA sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
- HOMOPLASYA correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.
- HOPLITEA heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a one-handed spear and an aspis.
- HORIZONThe visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
- HORMICgoal-oriented; purposive
- HORMONEAny substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
- HUBRISExcessive arrogance or pride, or presumption; originally toward the gods; a feeling of overwhelming and all-encompassing pride.
- HUBRISTICOf or relating to hubris (“excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption”); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or presumptuous, especially in a disdainful or rude manner.
- HYACINTHAny bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.
- HYALITEA form of opal.
- HYALOIDtransparent or glassy
- HYDATIDA cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus.
- HYDATOIDwatery, aqueous
- HYDRANGEAAny of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers.
- HYDRATEA solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
- HYDRAULICPertaining to water.
- HYDRIAA three-handled clay or metal vessel used in Greek culture to hold and pour water.
- HYDROClipping of hydroelectric.
- HYDROCELEAn abnormal build-up of fluids at a site in the body, especially in the membranes around a testicle.
- HYDROMELMead, especially one of low alcohol content.
- HYDROPICDropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).
- HYDROPSThe abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity.
- HYDROUSContaining combined water; hydrated.
- HYENAAny of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
- HYETALPertaining to rain.
- HYGIENEThe science of health, its promotion and preservation.
- HYGRODEIKA form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
- HYLAA tree frog of the genus Hyla.
- HYLESynonym of matter, physical substance.
- HYLEGIn Hellenistic astrology, the planet with the greatest essential dignity in five important natal chart positions: the degree of the Sun; the degree of the Moon; the Ascendant; the
- HYLESSynonym of matter, physical substance.
- HYLICSynonym of physical, material, or base.
- HYLOBATEAny of the genus Hylobates of gibbons.
- HYLOISTSomeone who believes that matter is God, or that there is no distinction between the two; a materialist.
- HYLOZOISMThe belief that all physical matter is alive in some sense.
- HYMENA membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
- HYMENEALPertaining to marriage.
- HYMNA song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
- HYOIDShaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ).
- HYPATEIn ancient musical theory, the lowest-pitched fixed note in the nearer tetrachord on a lyre, always pitched a perfect fourth below the mese, with two movable notes between them, th
- HYPATESIn ancient musical theory, the lowest-pitched fixed note in the nearer tetrachord on a lyre, always pitched a perfect fourth below the mese, with two movable notes between them, th
- HYPERAEMIAAlternative spelling of hyperemia.