Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Hysterology

Hys′ter‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. �; � the latter + � discourse: cf. F. hystérologie.] (Rhet.) A figure by which the ordinary course of thought is inverted in expression, and the las...

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Hysteron proteron

‖Hys″te‐ron prot″e‐ron (?). (Rhet.) (a) A figure in which the natural order of sense is reversed; hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, “he is well and lives.” (b) An inversion of...

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Hysterophyte

Hys‐ter″o‐phyte (?), n.(Bot.) A plant, like the fungus, which lives on dead or living organic matter. — Hys′ter‐oph″y‐tal (#), a.

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Hysterotomy

Hys′ter‐ot″o‐my (?), n. [Gr. υστἕρα womb + � to cut: cf. F. hystérotomie.] (Med.) The Cæsarean section. See under Cæsarean.

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Hystricine

Hys″tri‐cine (?), a. [See Hystrix.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the porcupines.

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Hystricomorphous

Hys′tri‐co‐mor″phous (?), a. [Hystrix + Gr. � form.] (Zoöl.) Like, or allied to, the porcupines; — said of a group (Hystricomorpha) of rodents.

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Hystrix

Hys″trix (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of rodents, including the porcupine.

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Hythe

Hythe (?), n. A small haven. See Hithe.