| hermaphroditism | <biology> The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one individual. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hermeneutical | Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase. Origin: Gr, fr. To interpret: cf. F. Hermeneutique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hermeneutics | <study> The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; especially, that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained. Origin: Gr. (sc). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hermes | Hermes Trismegistus [lit, Hermes thrice greatest] was a late name of Hermes, especially as identified with the Egyptian god Thoth. He was the fabled inventor of astrology and alchemy. Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body belonging to the head, sometimes having feet or other parts of the body sculptured upon it. These figures, though often representing Hermes, were used for other divinities, and even, in later times, for portraits of human beings. Called also herma. See Terminal statue, under Terminal. Origin: L, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hermetic | Impervious to air, airtight. Origin: L. Hermeticus (18 Nov 1997) |
| hermetical | 1. Of, pertaining to, or taught by, Hermes Trismegistus; as, hermetic philosophy. Hence: Alchemical; chemic. "Delusions of the hermetic art." "The alchemists, as the people were called who tried to make gold, considered themselves followers of Hermes, and often called themselves Hermetic philosophers." (A. B. Buckley) 2. Of or pertaining to the system which explains the causes of diseases and the operations of medicine on the principles of the hermetic philosophy, and which made much use, as a remedy, of an alkali and an acid; as, hermetic medicine. 3. Made perfectly close or air-tight by fusion, so that no gas or spirit can enter or escape; as, an hermetic seal. See Note under Hermetically. Hermetic art, alchemy. Hermetic books. Books of the Egyptians, which treat of astrology. Books which treat of universal principles, of the nature and orders of celestial beings, of medicine, and other topics. Origin: F. Hermetique. See Note under Hermes, 1. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hermetically | 1. In an hermetical manner; chemically. 2. By fusion, so as to form an air-tight closure. A vessel or tube is hermetically sealed when it is closed completely against the passage of air or other fluid by fusing the extremity; sometimes less properly applied to any air-tight closure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hermit | 1. A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from religious motives. 2. <zoology> Hermit crab, a California wood warbler (Dendroica occidentalis), having the head yellow, the throat black, and the back gray, with black streaks. Origin: OE. Ermite, eremite, heremit, heremite, F. Hermite, ermite, L. Eremita, Gr, fr. Lonely, solitary. Cf. Eremite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hermitary | A cell annexed to an abbey, for the use of a hermit. Origin: Cf. LL. Hermitorium, eremitorium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hermitess | A female hermit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hermodactyl | <botany> A heart-shaped bulbous root, about the size of a finger, brought from Turkey, formerly used as a cathartic. Origin: NL. Hermodactylus, lit, Hermes' finger; fr. Gr. Hermes + finger. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hern | <zoology> A heron; especially, the common European heron. "A stately hern." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hernia | <anatomy> The protrusion of a loop or knuckle of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening. (05 May 1997) |
| hernia en bissac | A complicated hernia having a double sac, one part in the inguinal canal, the other projecting from the internal inguinal ring in the subperitoneal tissues. Synonym: hernia en bissac, Kronlein's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hernia knife | A slender bladed knife, with short cutting edge, for dividing the constricting tissues at the mouth of the hernial sac. Synonym: herniotome. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Ocular Herpes Zoster
Synonyms : Auricular Syndrome of Ramsay Hunt, Herpes Zoster Auricularis, Herpes Zoster Cephalicus, Herpetic Geniculate Ganglionitis, Ganglionitis, Herpetic Geniculate, Geniculate Ganglionitides, Herpetic, Geniculate Ganglionitis, Herpetic, Geniculate Neuralgia
Synonyms : Zostavax, Zoster Vaccine, Vaccine, Herpes Zoster, Vaccine, Shingles, Vaccine, Zoster
Synonyms : Dwarf Mongoose, Mongoose, Mongoose, Dwarf, Mongoose, Liberian, Mongooses, Dwarf
Synonyms : Herpesviruses, Mouse Thymic Viruses, Thymic Virus, Mouse, Thymic Viruses, Mouse, herpesvirus 3, Murid
| heroic |
epic: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity; "heroic legends"; "the heroic age" having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers" expansive: of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings" desperate: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life" heroic verse: a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
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| herpes encephalitis |
herpes simplex encephalitis: common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes
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| heritable |
inheritable: that can be inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title"
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| heritage |
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom" inheritance: any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge" inheritance: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner inheritance: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
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| Herbst's corpuscles |
peculiar sensory end-organs in the skin of the bill and in the mucous membrane of the tongue of the duck.
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| HER | queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology |
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| HER | at this time |
| HER | in or to various places |
| HER | in this general vicinity |
| HER | in this general vicinity |
| HER | the time yet to come |
| HER | life after death |
| HER | following this in time or order or place |
| HER | in a future life or state |
| HER | in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc. |
| HER | (formal) by means of this |
| HER | sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord |