Webster's Dictionary 1913

1648

Hepar

‖He″par (?), n. [L. hepar, hepatis, the liver, Gr. �.] 1. (Old Chem.) Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown color, sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing su...

1649

Hepatic

He‐pat″ic (?), a. [L. hepaticus, Gr. �, fr. � the liver; akin to L. jecur, Skr. yak�t: cf. F. hépatique.] 1. Of or pertaining to the liver; as, hepatic artery; hepatic diseases....

1650

Hepatica

‖He‐pat″i‐ca (?), n.; pl.Hepaticæ (#). [NL. See Hepatic. So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed leaves or fronds.]1. (Bot.) A genus of pretty spring flowers closely rel...

1651

Hepatical

He‐pat″ic‐al, a. Hepatic.

1652

Hepatite

Hep″a‐tite (?; 277), n. [L. hepatitis an unknown precious stone, Gr. �, fr. �, �, the liver: cf. F. hépatite.] (Min.) A variety of barite emitting a fetid odor when rubbed or he...

1653

Hepatitis

‖Hep′a‐ti″tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, �, liver + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the liver.

1654

Hepatization

Hep′a‐ti‐za″tion (?), n. 1. (Chem.) Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas.2. [Cf. F. hépatisation.] (Med.) Conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a state of the ...

1655

Hepatize

Hep″a‐tize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hepatized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hepatizing (?).] [Gr. � to be like the liver, to be liver-colored, fr. �, �, the liver: cf. E. hepatite, and (fo...

1656

Hepato-pancreas

Hep″a‐to–pan″cre‐as (?), n. [Gr. ἡ̑παρ, ἥπατοσ, the liver + E. pancreas.] (Zoöl.) A digestive gland in Crustacea, Mollusca, etc., usually called the liver, but different from th...

1657

Hepatocele

He‐pat″o‐cele (?), n.(Med.) Hernia of the liver.

1658

Hepatocystic

Hep′a‐to‐cys″tic (?), a. [Hepatic + cystic.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the liver and gall bladder; as, the hepatocystic ducts.

1659

Hepatogastric

Hep′a‐to‐gas″tric (?), a. [Hepatic + gastric.] (Anat.) See Gastrohepatic.

1660

Hepatogenic

{ Hep′a‐to‐gen″ic (?), Hep′a‐tog″e‐nous (?), } a. [Gr. ἡ̑παρ, ἥπατοσ, the liver + root of γίγνεσθαι to be born] (Med.) Arising from the liver; due to a condition of the liver; a...

1661

Hepatology

Hep′a‐tol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. ἡ̑παρ, ἥπατοσ, the liver + -logy.] The science which treats of the liver; a treatise on the liver.

1662

Hepatorenal

Hep′a‐to‐re″nal (?), a. [Hepatic + renal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the liver and kidneys; as, the hepatorenal ligament.

1663

Hepatoscopy

Hep′a‐tos″co‐py (?), n. [Gr. �; fr. ἡ̑παρ, ἥπατοσ, the liver + � to view: cf. F. hépatoscopie.] Divination by inspecting the liver of animals.

1664

Heppelwhite

Hep″pel‐white (?), a.(Furniture) Designating a light and elegant style developed in England under George III., chiefly by Messrs. A.Heppelwhite & Co.

1665

Heppen

Hep″pen (?), a. [Cf. AS. gehæp fit, Icel. heppinn lucky, E. happy.] Neat; fit; comfortable.

1666

Hepper

Hep″per (?), n.(Zoöl.) A young salmon; a parr.

1667

Hepta

Hep″ta (?). [See Seven.] A combining form from Gr. επτἅ, seven.

1668

Heptachord

Hep″ta‐chord (?), n. [Gr. επτἅξορδοσ seven-stringed; επτἅ seven + ξορδή chord: cf. F. heptacorde. See Seven, and Chord.] 1. (Anc. Mus.) (a) A system of seven sounds. (b) A lyre ...

1669

Heptad

Hep″tad (?), n. [L. heptas the number seven. Gr. �, �, fr. επτἅ seven.] (Chem.) An atom which has a valence of seven, and which can be theoretically combined with, substituted f...

1670

Heptade

Hep″tade (?), n. [Cf. F. heptade. See Heptad.] The sum or number of seven.

1671

Heptaglot

Hep″ta‐glot (?), n. [Gr. �; επτἅ seven + 3, �, tongue, language.] A book in seven languages.

1672

Heptagon

Hep″ta‐gon (?), n. [Gr. � sevencornered; επτἅ seven + � angle: cf. F. heptagone.] (Geom.) A plane figure consisting of seven sides and having seven angles.

1673

Heptagonal

Hep‐tag″o‐nal (?), a. [Cf. F. heptagonal.] Having seven angles or sides.Heptagonal numbers(Arith.), the numbers of the series 1, 7, 18, 34, 55, etc., being figurate numbers form...

1674

Heptagynia

‖Hep′ta‐gyn″i‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. επτἅ seven + � woman, female: cf. F. heptagunie.] (Bot.) A Linnæan order of plants having seven pistils.