| CRYPTORCHIDISM | • cryptorchidism n. (Andrology) The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum. • CRYPTORCHIDISM n. the condition in which one or both testes do not descend normally, also CRYPTORCHISM. |
| HYDROGRAPHICAL | • hydrographical adj. Hydrographic. • HYDROGRAPHICAL adj. relating to hydrography, the study of bodies of water, also HYDROGRAPHIC. |
| HYDRONEPHROSIS | • hydronephrosis n. (Pathology) distension of the kidneys due to obstruction in the flow of urine. • HYDRONEPHROSIS n. distension of the kidney with urine held up as a result of obstruction in the urinary tract. |
| HYDRONEPHROTIC | • hydronephrotic adj. Exhibiting hydronephrosis. • HYDRONEPHROTIC adj. relating to hydronephrosis, distension of the kidney with urine. |
| HYDROPEROXIDES | • hydroperoxides n. Plural of hydroperoxide. • HYDROPEROXIDE n. a compound containing an O2H group. |
| HYDROSULPHURIC | • hydrosulphuric adj. Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric. • HYDROSULPHURIC adj. formed by a combination of hydrogen and sulphur. |
| HYDROTHERAPIES | • hydrotherapies n. Plural of hydrotherapy. • HYDROTHERAPY n. therapy involving the use of water. |
| HYDROTHERAPIST | • hydrotherapist n. A therapist who performs hydrotherapy. • HYDROTHERAPIST n. a practitioner of hydrotherapy. |
| HYDROXYPROLINE | • hydroxyproline n. (Biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue. • HYDROXYPROLINE n. an amino acid. |
| HYPERMODERNISM | • hypermodernism n. The state or condition of being hypermodern. • hypermodernism n. (Art) An art movement distinguished from modernism and postmodernism chiefly by its extreme and antithetical… • hypermodernism n. (Chess) A school of thought which advocates controlling the centre of the board with distant pieces… |
| HYPERMODERNIST | • hypermodernist n. A proponent of hypermodernism (in any sense). • HYPERMODERNIST n. a practitioner of a hypermodernist style in art. |
| HYPERPOLARISED | • hyperpolarised v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperpolarise. • HYPERPOLARISE v. to increase the difference in electric potential across a cell membrane, also HYPERPOLARIZE. |
| HYPERPOLARIZED | • hyperpolarized v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperpolarize. • HYPERPOLARIZE v. to produce an increase in potential difference across a biological membrane, also HYPERPOLARISE. |
| MYOCARDIOGRAPH | • MYOCARDIOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording the movements of heart muscle. |