| hypochordal | <anatomy> On the ventral side of the spinal cord. Origin: hypo-+ G. Chorde, cord (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hypochromasia | <haematology> An anaemic condition in which the percentage of haemoglobin in the red blood cells is less than the normal range. Synonym: hypochromasia, hypochromatism, hypochrosis. Origin: hypo-+ G. Chroma, colour (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypochromatic | <pathology> Containing a small amount of pigment, or less than the normal amount for the individual tissue. Synonym: hypochromic. Origin: hypo-+ G. Chroma, colour (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypochromatism | <haematology> The condition of being hypochromatic. Synonym: hypochromia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypochromia | <haematology> An anaemic condition in which the percentage of haemoglobin in the red blood cells is less than the normal range. Synonym: hypochromasia, hypochromatism, hypochrosis. Origin: hypo-+ G. Chroma, colour (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypochromic | Synonym: hypochromatic. 2. Denoting decrease in light absorption with a shift in lambdainferior to a lower wavelength. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypochromic anaemia | Anaemia characterised by a decrease in the ratio of the weight of haemoglobin to the volume of the erythrocyte, i.e., the mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration is less than normal; the individual cells contain less haemoglobin than they could have under optimal conditions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypochromic effect | A phenomenon in which an individual molecule, containing several chromophores, has a certain absorptivity (or optical density) at a given wavelength that is less than the sum of the optical densities of the individual chromophores (at that same wavelength). (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypochromic microcytic anaemia | Anaemia due to iron deficiency or thalassaemia, and characterised by lower than normal mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypochromicity | <chemistry> A decrease in the optical density of a solution with nucleic acids in it such that it is less able to absorb ultraviolet radiation, which occurs when single-stranded nucleic acid molecules renature into double-stranded molecules. (11 Jan 1998) |
| hypochrosis | Synonym: hypochromia. Origin: hypo-+ G. Chrosis, a tinting (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypochylia | Rarely used term for oligochylia. Origin: hypo-+ G. Chylos, juice (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypocinesis | Hypokinesia Diminished or slow movement. Synonym: hypocinesis, hypocinesia, hypomotility. Origin: hypo-+ G. Kinesis, movement (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypocist | An astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant (Cytinus hypocistis), growing from the roots of the Cistus, a small European shrub. Origin: Gr. A plant growing on the roots of the Cistus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hypocitraturia | Abnormally low concentration of citrate in the urine. (05 Mar 2000) |