| hypocrystalline | <chemistry> Partly crystalline; said of rock which consists of crystals imbedded in a glassy ground mass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hypocupraemia | Reduced copper content of the blood; found in Wilson's disease because ceruloplasmin is depressed, even though serum albumin-attached copper is increased. Origin: hypo-+ L. Cuprum, copper, + G. Haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypocycloid | <geometry> A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the concave side in the fixed circle. Cf. Epicycloid, and Trochoid. Origin: F. Hypocycloide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hypocycloidal | A tricyclic motion used by mechanical tomography units to optimise blurring and reduce artifacts. Origin: hypo-+ G. Kuklos, circle, + -oeides, appearance (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypocystotomy | Perineal cystotomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypocythemia | Hypocytosis of the circulating blood, such as that observed in aplastic anaemia. Origin: hypo-+ G. Kytos, cell, + haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypocytosis | Varying degrees of abnormally low numbers of red and white cells and other formed elements of the blood; in some instances, the term is also used to indicate a paucity of component cells of any tissue. See: cytopenia, pancytopenia. Origin: hypo-+ G. Kytos, cell, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodactylum | <zoology> The under side of the toes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hypodactyly | Hypodactyliahypodactylism Less than the full normal complement of digits. Origin: hypo-+ G. Daktylos, finger (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypoderm | <biology> Same as Hypoblast. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hypoderma | 1. <botany> A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, and performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is developed as collenchyma. 2. <zoology> An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates. See: hypo, derma. Origin: Gr. Derma = skin (06 Mar 1998) |
| hypodermatic | Rarely used term for subcutaneous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodermatoclysis | Rarely used spelling of hypodermoclysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodermatomy | Subcutaneous division of a structure. Origin: hypo-+ G. Derma, skin, + tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodermatosis | Infection of herbivores and man with larvae of flies of the genus Hypoderma. (05 Mar 2000) |