| APPREHENSIBLY | • apprehensibly adv. Such that it can be apprehended; understandably. • APPREHENSIBLE adv. capable of being apprehended. |
| HYPERLIPEMIAS | • hyperlipemias n. Plural of hyperlipemia. • HYPERLIPEMIA n. an abnormally high level of fat in the blood, also HYPERLIPIDAEMIA, HYPERLIPIDEMIA. |
| HYPERMETROPIA | • hypermetropia n. Hyperopia. • HYPERMETROPIA n. longsightedness, aka hyperopia, also HYPERMETROPY. |
| HYPERPARASITE | • hyperparasite n. (Biology) Any parasite whose host is a parasite. • hyperparasite n. (Entomology, specifically) An insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect. • HYPERPARASITE n. a parasite that is parasitic upon another parasite. |
| HYPERPOLARISE | • hyperpolarise v. Alternative spelling of hyperpolarize. • HYPERPOLARISE v. to increase the difference in electric potential across a cell membrane, also HYPERPOLARIZE. |
| HYPERPOLARIZE | • hyperpolarize v. To increase the polarity of something, especially the polarity across a biological membrane. • HYPERPOLARIZE v. to produce an increase in potential difference across a biological membrane, also HYPERPOLARISE. |
| HYPERPROSEXIA | • hyperprosexia n. (Medicine, rare) Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing… • HYPERPROSEXIA n. abnormal powers of perception, as in Australian aboriginal trackers. |
| HYPERPYREXIAL | • hyperpyrexial adj. Exhibiting or relating to hyperpyrexia. • HYPERPYREXIAL adj. showing hyperpyrexia, an extremely high fever. |
| HYPERPYREXIAS | • hyperpyrexias n. Plural of hyperpyrexia. • HYPERPYREXIA n. an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41 degrees Centigrade or above, also HYPERTHERMY. |
| PERIPHERALITY | • peripherality n. The quality of being peripheral. • PERIPHERALITY n. the state of being peripheral. |
| PHANEROPHYTES | • phanerophytes n. Plural of phanerophyte. • PHANEROPHYTE n. a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds well above the surface of the ground. |
| PHREATOPHYTES | • phreatophytes n. Plural of phreatophyte. • PHREATOPHYTE n. a plant with a deep root system that draws its water supply from near the water table. |
| PYELOGRAPHIES | • PYELOGRAPHY n. the use of pyelograms, X-ray pictures of the renal pelvis. |
| PYRETOTHERAPY | • pyretotherapy n. (Obsolete, medicine) pyrotherapy. • PYRETOTHERAPY n. medical treatment by causing fever. |
| SPELEOTHERAPY | • speleotherapy n. The use of the microclimate of salt caves and mines for the treatment of asthma. • SPELEOTHERAPY n. an alternative or complementary method of therapy for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases, involving periods spent underground in a salt mine. |
| SPERMATOPHYTE | • spermatophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores. • SPERMATOPHYTE n. a seed plant. |