(anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
(especially) A congenital malformation of the bladder in which the normally internal mucosa of the organ lies exposed on the abdominal wall because of failure of union between the halves of the pubic symphysis and between the adjacent halves of the abdominal wall.
externship
externship
noun
An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.
externships
externships
noun
plural of externship
extinguisher
extinguisher
noun
(historical) A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.
A fire extinguisher.
extinguishers
extinguishers
noun
plural of extinguisher
extrabranchial
extrabranchial
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the branchial arches.
extrabronchial
extrabronchial
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the bronchi.
extraburghal
extraburghal
adj
(UK) Outside of a burgh or borough.
extracathedral
extrachromosomal
extrachromosomal
adj
Happening outside a chromosome.
extractorship
extraepiphyseal
extraepiphyseal
adj
Outside of the epiphysis.
extrahazardous
extrahepatic
extrahepatic
adj
Originating or occurring outside the liver.
extrahuman
extrahuman
noun
Synonym of nonhuman
Synonym of parahuman
extrametaphysical
extrametaphysical
adj
(rare) Outside of metaphysics.
extraparenchymal
extraparenchymal
adj
Unrelated to a parenchyma
extraparochial
extraparochial
adj
Beyond the limits of a parish.
extraparochially
extraparochially
adv
Outside the limits of a parish.
extrapatriarchal
extrapatriarchal
adj
Outside of patriarchy.
extraphenomenal
extraphenomenal
adj
Beyond or outside of phenomena.
extraphysical
extraphysical
adj
Not governed by physical laws
extraphysiological
extrarhythmical
extrarhythmical
adj
Alternative form of extrarhythmic
extrascholastic
extrascholastic
adj
Outside of school.
extraschool
extraschool
adj
Synonym of extrascholastic
extraspherical
extraspherical
adj
Outside of a sphere.
extrastomachal
extrasyphilitic
extrathecal
extrathecal
adj
Located outside of the theca (any sense).
extratheistic
extratheistic
adj
Outside of theism; denoting forms of religion and spirituality that do not involve a god.
extrathermodynamic
extrathermodynamic
adj
Outside of the realm of thermodynamics.
extrathoracic
extrathoracic
adj
(medicine) Outside the chest.
extratracheal
extratracheal
adj
(anatomy) Outside the trachea.
extraught
extraught
verb
(obsolete) past participle of extract
extravehicular
extravehicular
adj
Relating to, on happening in, the space outside a vehicle, especially a spacecraft in space
extravertish
extravertish
adj
Alternative spelling of extrovertish (“extroverted”)
extrovertish
extrovertish
adj
Somewhat extroverted.
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
foxworth
gastrohysteropexy
gastromyxorrhea
glossanthrax
glossanthrax
noun
A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.
gymnothorax
haemothorax
hematothorax
hemopneumothorax
hemopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) pneumothorax and hemothorax occurring together
hemothorax
hemothorax
noun
(pathology) A condition resulting from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity
hepatorrhexis
hepatorrhexis
noun
(medicine, pathology) A rupture of the liver.
heptahexahedral
heptahexahedral
adj
Having seven ranges of faces one above another, each range containing six faces.
heptahydroxy
heptahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) seven hydroxy groups. (OH)₇
heretrix
heretrix
noun
Alternative form of heritrix
heretrixes
heritrix
heritrixes
herstmonceux
heterauxesis
heterauxesis
noun
(botany) unequal growth of a cell, or of part of a plant.
heteraxial
heteroauxin
heteroauxin
noun
A growth-promoting hormone, 3-indoleacetic acid, occurring in some plants.
heteroauxins
heteroauxins
noun
plural of heteroauxin
heterodox
heterodox
adj
Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from orthodoxy, or the norm, but not sufficiently different to be called heretical.
heterodoxal
heterodoxal
Adjective
Not orthodox.
heterodoxical
heterodoxical
adj
heterodox
heterodoxies
heterodoxies
noun
plural of heterodoxy
heterodoxly
heterodoxly
adv
In a heterodox manner.
heterodoxness
heterodoxy
heterodoxy
noun
A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
The quality of being heterodox.
heteroduplex
heteroduplex
noun
(biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule
verb
To form such a compound by genetic recombination
heterointoxication
heterosex
heterosex
noun
(sexuality) Heterosexual sex.
verb
(sociology, transitive) To make heterosexual.
heterosexual
heterosexual
adj
Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
noun
A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.
heterosexuality
heterosexuality
noun
Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.
The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
heterosexually
heterosexually
adj
In a heterosexual way.
heterosexuals
heterosexuals
noun
plural of heterosexual
heterotaxia
heterotaxia
noun
heterotaxis
heterotaxic
heterotaxic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting heterotaxis
heterotaxis
heterotaxis
noun
An abnormal structural arrangement
heterotaxy
heterotaxy
noun
(dated) heterotaxis
heteroxanthine
heteroxenous
heteroxenous
adj
(biology) parasitic to two different types of host (typically as part of a complex life cycle)
hexachlorethane
hexachlorethane
noun
Alternative form of hexachloroethane
hexachloroethane
hexachloroethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The fully chlorinated derivative of ethane CCl₃-CCl₃ that is used as an oxidizing agent, and in munitions
hexahydrate
hexahydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains six molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
hexahydrated
hexahydrated
adj
Converted to a hexahydrate
hexahydrates
hexahydrates
noun
plural of hexahydrate
hexahydrite
hexahydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate hexahydrate.
hexahydrothymol
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hexakistetrahedron
hexakistetrahedron
noun
A polyhedron with 24 faces.
hexameter
hexameter
noun
(countable) A line in a poem having six metrical feet.
(uncountable) A poetic metre in which each line has six feet.
hexameters
hexameters
noun
plural of hexameter
hexamethylenetetramine
hexamethylenetetramine
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystalline compound C₆H₁₂N₄ used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber.
hexametral
hexametral
adj
hexametric
hexametric
hexametric
adj
Relating to or exhibiting hexameter
hexametrical
hexametrical
adj
hexametric; consisting of six metrical feet
hexametrist
hexametrist
noun
One who writes in hexameter.
hexametrize
hexametrize
verb
(transitive) To convert to hexameter.
hexametrographer
hexanitrate
hexanitrate
noun
(chemistry) Any compound containing six nitrate groups.
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hexapartite
hexapartite
Adjective
In six parts.
hexapterous
hexapterous
adj
(botany) Having six wing-like processes or extensions
hexaster
hexaster
noun
(zoology) A hexact with axes that branch into rays at the extremity.
hexastylar
hexatetrahedron
hexatetrahedron
noun
(cystallography) Such a crystal that has 24 faces
(geometry) A cube truncated by two tetrahedra
hexatriacontane
hexatriacontane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of innumerable isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C₃₆H₇₄, having thirty-six carbon atoms; but especially the straight-chain isomer that is used in solid-state applications.
hexatriose
hexestrol
hexestrol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, formerly used to treat estrogen deficiency.
hexobarbital
hexobarbital
noun
(pharmacology) A barbiturate derivative with hypnotic and sedative effects, formerly used to induce anesthesia for surgery.
hexoctahedral
hexoctahedral
adj
Having the form of a hexoctahedron.
hexoctahedron
hexoctahedron
noun
(geometry) A solid with forty-eight equal triangular faces.
hexoestrol
hexoestrol
noun
Alternative form of hexestrol
hexpartite
hexpartite
adj
hexapartite
histriomastix
homeromastix
hurstmonceux
huxter
huxter
noun
Dated form of huckster.
hydroextract
hydroextractor
hydroextractor
noun
A machine that uses a rotating drum to remove excess water from textiles.
hydrohemothorax
hydropneumothorax
hydropneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of both fluid and air in the pleural cavity
hydrotaxis
hydrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water
hydrothorax
hydrothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of fluid in the pleural cavity.
hydroxyacetic
hydroxyanthraquinone
hydroxyanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
hydroxyapatite
hydroxyapatite
noun
A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth.
hydroxybutyricacid
hydroxycorticosterone
hydroxydehydrocorticosterone
hydroxydesoxycorticosterone
hydroxyketone
hydroxyketone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of a ketone; a ketone with hydroxy group bonded to it.
hydroxylactone
hydroxylactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone that has a free hydroxy group
hydroxylate
hydroxylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To introduce a hydroxyl group into a compound
hydroxylated
hydroxylated
adj
(organic chemistry) That has been modified by hydroxylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate
hydroxylates
hydroxylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydroxylate
hydroxylation
hydroxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom
hydroxylization
hydroxytryptamine
hydroxytryptamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
hygroexpansivity
hypercatalexis
hypercatalexis
noun
(poetry) The addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse
hypercathexis
hypercathexis
noun
An excessive concentration of mental energy on an object or person.
hyperexaltation
hyperexcitability
hyperexcitability
noun
Excessive sensitivity of the nerves.
hyperactivity
hyperexcitable
hyperexcitable
adj
Unusually or excessively excitable
hyperexcitableness
hyperexcitably
hyperexcitably
adv
In a hyperexcitable manner.
hyperexcited
hyperexcited
adj
Very highly excited.
hyperexcitement
hyperexcitement
noun
A state of very high excitement.
hyperextend
hyperextend
verb
(medicine) To extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the ligaments, often causing injury
hyperextends
hyperextends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyperextend
hyperextension
hyperextension
noun
an exercise performed by lying on the stomach, ideally inclined upwards as on a Roman chair to reach a higher range of motion, and raising and lowering the upper torso.
the extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended.