| holohedral | <chemistry> Having all the planes required by complete symmetry, in opposition to hemihedral. Origin: Holo + Gr. Seat, base, fr. To sit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| holohemihedral | <chemistry> Presenting hemihedral forms, in which all the sectants have halt the whole number of planes. Origin: Holo- + hemihedral. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| holomastigote | Possessing flagella over the entire surface. Origin: holo-+ G. Mastix, whip (05 Mar 2000) |
| holometabola | <zoology> Those insects which have a complete metamorphosis; metabola. Origin: NL. See Holo-, and Metabola. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| holometabolic | <zoology> Having a complete metamorphosis;-said of certain insects, as the butterflies and bees. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| holometabolous | Pertaining to a member of the Holometabola, a series of insect orders in which complex or complete metamorphosis is found. Origin: holo-+ G. Metabole, change (05 Mar 2000) |
| holometabolous metamorphosis | Insect development from egg, through successive larval instars, pupa, and adult; the latter is distinct from the first two forms of the insect, permitting specialization of feeding (larval) and reproductive-flying functions (adult); characteristic of the higher insect orders, such as Coleoptera (beetles), Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants), Diptera (two-winged flies), and Siphonaptera (fleas). Synonym: holometabolous metamorphosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| holomiantic | Infectious outbreak due to exposure of a group of persons to an agent that affects or is common to all members of the group. Origin: holo + C. Miantos, defiled, fr. Miaino. To defile, + -ic (05 Mar 2000) |
| holomorphosis | Rarely used term for attainment or reestablishment of physical wholeness. Origin: holo-+ G. Morphosis, shaping (05 Mar 2000) |
| holophanerous | <zoology> Same as Holometabolic. Origin: Holo + Gr. Visible, fr. To appear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| holophotal | <optics> Causing no loss of light; applied to reflectors which throw back the rays of light without perceptible loss. Origin: Holo + Gr, light. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| 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) |
| 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) |