Webster's Dictionary 1913

3970

Hyoid (2)

Hy″oid, n. The hyoid bone.

3971

Hyoideal

{ Hy‐oid″e‐al (?), Hy‐oid″e‐an (?), } a. Same as Hyoid, a.

3972

Hyomandibular

Hy′o‐man‐dib″u‐lar (?), a. [Hyo- + mandibular.] (Anat.) Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or lower jaw; as, the hyomandibular bone or cartilage, a segment of...

3973

Hyomental

Hy′o‐men″tal (?), a. [Hyo- + mental of the chin.] (Anat.) Between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw, pertaining to them; suprahyoid; submaxillary; as, the hyomental region of the...

3974

Hyopastron

Hy′o‐pas″tron (?), n. [Hyo- + plastron.] (Zoöl.) The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; — called also hyosternum.

3975

Hyoscine

Hy‐os″cine (?), n. [See Hyoscyamus.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found with hyoscyamine (with which it is also isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous, semisolid subst...

3976

Hyoscyamine

Hy′os‐cy″a‐mine (?), n. [See Hyoscyamus.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), and regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids in...

3977

Hyoscyamus

‖Hy′os‐cy″a‐mus (?), n. 1. (Bot.) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane.2. (Med.) The leaves of the black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), used in neuralgic a...

3978

Hyosternal

Hy′o‐ster″nal (?), a. [Hyo- + ternal.] (Anat.) (a) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or pertaining to them; infrahyoid; as, the hyosternal region of the neck. (b) Pertaini...

3979

Hyosternum

‖Hy′o‐ster″num (?), n. [Hyo- + sternum.] (Anat.) See Hyoplastron.

3980

Hyostylic

Hy′o‐styl″ic (?), a. [Hyo- + Gr. � a pillar.] (Anat.) Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly arti...

3981

Hyp

Hyp (?), n. An abbreviation of hypochonaria; — usually in plural.Heaven send thou hast not got the hyps. Swift.

3982

Hyp (2)

Hyp, v. t. To make melancholy. W. Irving.

3983

Hypæthral

{ Hy‐pæ″thral, Hy‐pe″thral (?) }, a. [L. hypaethrus in the open air, uncovered, Gr. �; � under + � ether, the clear sky.] (Arch.) Exposed to the air; wanting a roof; — applied t...

3984

Hypallage

Hy‐pal″la‐ge (?), n.(Gram.) A figure consisting of a transference of attributes from their proper subjects to others. Thus Virgil says, “dare classibus austros,” to give the win...

3985

Hypallelomorph

Hyp′al‐le″lo‐morph, n. See Allelomorph.

3986

Hypanthium

‖Hy‐pan″thi‐um (?), n.; pl. L. Hypanthia (#), E. Hypanthiums (#). [NL., fr. Gr. υπὁ beneath + ἄνθοσ flower.] (Bot.) A fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged be...

3987

Hypapophysis

‖Hy′pa‐poph″y‐sis (?), n.; pl.Hypapophyles (#). [NL. See Hypo-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) A process, or other element, of a vertebra developed from the ventral side of the centrum...

3988

Hyparterial

Hy′par‐te″ri‐al (?), a. [Hypo- + arterial.] (Anat.) Situated below an artery; applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off below the point where the pulmonary artery cr...

3989

Hypaspist

Hy‐pas″pist (?), n.(Gr. Antiq.) A shield-bearer or armor-bearer. Mitford.

3990

Hypaxial

Hy‐pax″i‐al (?), a. [Hypo- + axial.] (Anat.) Beneath the axis of the skeleton; subvertebral; hyposkeletal.

3991

Hyper-

Hy″per– (?). [Gr. υπἕρ over, above; akin to L. super, E. over. See Over, and cf. Super-.] 1. A prefix signifying over, above; as, hyperphysical, hyperthyrion; also, above measur...

3992

Hyperæmia

‖Hy′per‐æ″mi‐a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. υπἕρ over + αἱ̑μα blood.] (Med.) A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body.Active hyperæmia, congestion due to...

3993

Hyperæsthesia

‖Hy′per‐æs‐the″si‐a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. υπἕρ over + � sense, perception.] (Med. & Physiol.) A state of exalted or morbidly increased sensibility of the body, or of a part of i...

3994

Hyperapophysis

‖Hy′per‐a‐poph″y‐sis (?), n.; pl.Hyperapophyses (#). [NL. See Hyper-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra. — Hy′pe...

3995

Hyperaspist

Hy′per‐as″pist (?), n. [Gr. �, fr. � to cover with a shield; υπἕρ over + � shield.] One who holds a shield over another; hence, a defender. Chillingworth.

3996

Hyperbatic

Hy′per‐bat″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to an hyperbaton; transposed; inverted.