| high-stomached | Having a lofty spirit; haughty. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| higher heating value | (HHV) The maximum potential energy in dry fuel. For wood, the range is 7,600 to 9,600 Btu/lb. (05 Dec 1998) |
| higher order conditioning | The use of a previously conditioned stimulus to condition further responses, in much the same way unconditioned stimuli are used. (05 Mar 2000) |
| highest concha | A small concha frequently present on the posterosuperior part of the lateral nasal wall; it overlies the supreme nasal meatus. Synonym: concha nasalis suprema, fourth turbinated bone, highest concha, highest turbinated bone, Santorini's concha, concha santorini, supraturbinal, supreme concha, supreme turbinated bone, turbinated body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| highest intercostal artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, costocervical trunk; distribution, structures of first and second intercostal spaces via its terminal branches, posterior intercostal arteries 1 and 2; anastomoses, anterior intercostal branches of internal thoracic. Synonym: arteria intercostalis suprema, highest intercostal artery, supreme intercostal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| highest intercostal vein | <anatomy, vein> The vein draining the first intercostal space into either the vertebral or the brachiocephalic vein. Synonym: vena intercostalis suprema, supreme intercostal vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| highest nuchal line | A line above and parallel to the superior nuchal line on the external surface of the occipital bone; it gives attachment to the epicranial aponeurosis and occipitalis muscle. Synonym: linea nuchae suprema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| highest thoracic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, muscles of superior chest; anastomoses, branches of suprascapular, internal thoracic, and thoracoacromial. Synonym: arteria thoracica superior, highest thoracic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| highest turbinated bone | A small concha frequently present on the posterosuperior part of the lateral nasal wall; it overlies the supreme nasal meatus. Synonym: concha nasalis suprema, fourth turbinated bone, highest concha, highest turbinated bone, Santorini's concha, concha santorini, supraturbinal, supreme concha, supreme turbinated bone, turbinated body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| highly repetitive DNA | <molecular biology> The fraction of the eukaryotic genome which consists of a short sequence of nucleotides that is repeated thousands of times all over the genome. Highly repetitive DNA is very similar to satellite DNA. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Highmore's body | A mass of fibrous tissue continuous with the tunica albuginea, projecting into the testis from its posterior border. Synonym: corpus highmori, corpus highmorianum, Highmore's body, septum of testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Highmore, Nathaniel | <person> British anatomist, 1613-1685. See: antrum of Highmore, Highmore's body. (05 Mar 2000) |