| histozoic | Living in the tissues outside of a cell body; denoting certain parasitic protozoa. Origin: histo-+ G. Zoikos, relating to an animal (05 Mar 2000) |
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| histozyme | <physiology> A soluble ferment occurring in the animal body, to the presence of which many normal decompositions and synthetical processes are supposed to be due. Origin: Gr. Tissue + leaven. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| histrionic personality | A personality in which a person, typically immature, dependent, self-centreed, and often vain, exhibits unstable, overreactive, and excitable behaviour intended to gain attention even though he or she may not be aware of this intent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| histrionic personality disorder | An individual who is dramatic, engaging, self-centreed and attention seeking. (27 Sep 1997) |
| histrionic spasm | Involuntary twitching of the facial muscles, sometimes unilateral. Synonym: Bell's spasm, convulsive tic, facial spasm, histrionic spasm, mimic convulsion, mimic spasm, mimic tic, palmus, prosopospasm. (05 Mar 2000) |