| holophytic | Wholly or distinctively vegetable. Holophytic nutrition, that form of nutrition, characteristic of vegetable organisms, in which carbonic acid, ammonia, and nitrates are absorbed as food, in distinction from the animal mode of nutrition, by the ingestion of albuminous matter. Origin: Holo + Gr. A plant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| holoprosencephaly | Spectrum of craniofacial malformations resulting from the failure of the embryonic prosencephalon to undergo segmentation and cleavage. There are three types of malformations based on the degree of failure of separation of the prosencephalon: alobar, semilobar, and lobar. Concurrent facial anomalies can include cyclopia, cleft lip, cleft palate, and hypotelorism. Holoprosencephaly is thought to be a developmental field defect and is associated with chromosomal abnormalities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| holoprotein | A complete protein; i.e., apoprotein plus metal ion and/or prosthetic group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| holorachischisis | Spina bifida of the entire spinal column. Synonym: araphia, rachischisis totalis. Origin: holo-+ G. Rhachis, spine, + schisis, fissure (05 Mar 2000) |
| holorhinal | <anatomy> Having the nasal bones contiguous. Origin: Holo + Gr, nose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| holoscopic eyepiece | <microscopy> An eyepiece suitable for achromatic, fluorite and apochromatic objectives. The eyelens can be adjusted closer to or further away from the field lens to spherically correct for the various types of objectives. (This adjustment also changes the magnification of the eyepiece.) (05 Aug 1998) |
| holoside | A compound containing one or more identical glycosidically linked carbohydrates. (05 Mar 2000) |
| holosiderite | <chemical> Meteoric iron; a meteorite consisting of metallic iron without stony matter. Origin: Holo + siderite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| holostean | <zoology> Pertaining to the Holostei. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| holostei | <zoology> An extensive division of ganoids, including the gar pike, bowfin, etc.; the bony ganoids. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. "olos whole + a bone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| holosteric | Wholly solid; said of a barometer constructed of solid materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure without the use of liquids, as the aneroid. Origin: Holo + Gr.stereos solid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| holostomata | <zoology> An artificial division of gastropods, including those that have an entire aperture. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. "olos whole + stoma, -atos, mouth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| holostomate | <zoology> Same as Holostomatous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| holostomatous | <zoology> Having an entire aperture; said of many univalve shells. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| holostome | <zoology> One of the Holostomata. Origin: Holo + Gr. Stoma mouth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |