| haliography | <specialty> Description of the sea; the science that treats of the sea. Origin: Gr. The sea. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| haliotis | <marine biology> A genus of marine shells; the ear-shells. See Abalone. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Sea +, ear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haliotoid | <zoology> Like or pertaining to the genus Haliotis; ear-shaped. Origin: Haliots. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haliphagia | Ingestion of an excessive quantity of a salt or salts, especially of sodium chloride, calcium, magnesium, or potassium salts, or of sodium bicarbonate. Origin: G. Hals, salt, + phago, to eat (05 Mar 2000) |
| halisauria | <paleontology> The Enaliosauria. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, sea. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| halisteresis | A deficiency of lime salts in the bones. Synonym: halosteresis. Origin: G. Hals, salt, + steresis, privation, fr. Stereo, to deprive (05 Mar 2000) |
| halisteretic | Relating to or marked by halisteresis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| halite | <chemistry> Salt (sodium chloride) found in mineral form. (13 Nov 1997) |
| halitosis | <symptom> Bad breath. Causes include smoking, poor dental hygiene, alcoholism, throat infection, dental infection, sinusitis, lung infection, gum disease, impacted tooth and a foreign body in the nose (children). Regular dental flossing and brushing can reduce this problem. (13 Nov 1997) |
| halituous | Produced by, or like, breath; vaporous. Origin: L. Halitus breath, vapor, fr. Halare to breathe: cf. F. Halitueux. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| halitus | Any exhalation, as of a breath or vapor. Origin: L., fr. Halo, to breathe (05 Mar 2000) |
| hall effect | <physics> Transverse electric field which develops in a conductor (as a result of the Lorentz Force acting on the charge carriers) when current is driven across a magnetic field. (13 Nov 1997) |
| hallachrome | A quinone intermediate, derived from l-dopa, in the formation of melanin from l-tyrosine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Halle's point | <anatomy> A point at the intersection of a horizontal line touching the anterior superior spine of the ilium and a perpendicular line drawn from the spine of the pubis; here the ureter can be most readily palpated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Halle, Adrien | <person> French physician, 1859-1947. See: Halle's point. (05 Mar 2000) |