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hyperoxaluria [hyperoxaluria 词源字典]: "The excretion of an abnormally large amount of oxalate in the urine, specifically (in full primary hyperoxaluria) that resulting from oxalosis; an instance of this", 1950s. From hyper- + oxaluria.[hyperoxaluria etymology, hyperoxaluria origin, 英语词源]
hypoglossal nerve: "Each of the twelfth pair of cranial nerves, supplying the muscles of the tongue", Mid 19th century: hypoglossal from hypo- 'under' + Greek glōssa 'tongue' + -al.
hypophysis: "Technical term for pituitary", Late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek hupophusis 'offshoot', from hupo 'under' + phusis 'growth'.
hamulus: "A small hook or hook-like projection, especially one of a number linking the fore- and hindwings of a bee or wasp", Early 18th century: from Latin, diminutive of hamus 'hook'.
harelip: "Another term for cleft lip", Mid 16th century: from a perceived resemblance to the mouth of a hare.
homeotherm: "An organism that maintains its body temperature at a constant level, usually above that of the environment, by its metabolic activity", Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek homoios 'like' + thermē 'heat'.
hapten: "A small molecule which, when combined with a larger carrier such as a protein, can elicit the production of antibodies which bind specifically to it (in the free or combined state)", Early 20th century: from Greek haptein 'fasten'.
H-bomb: "Another term for hydrogen bomb", 1950s: from H² (denoting hydrogen) + bomb.
hippuric acid: "A compound formed in metabolism and present in the urine of herbivores and other mammals", Mid 19th century: hippuric from Greek hippos 'horse' + ouron 'urine' + -ic.
helicity: "Helical character, especially of DNA", 1950s (in sense 2): from Latin helix, helic- 'spiral' + -ity.
haematic: "Relating to or affecting the blood", Mid 19th century: from Greek haimatikos, from haima, haimat- 'blood'.
histioid: "= histoid", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review. From German histioid from ancient Greek ἱστίον cloth, sail + German -oid.
Hellene: "An ancient Greek", From Greek Hellēn 'a Greek'. Compare with Hellen.
haplodont: "Having the crowns of the molar teeth simple or single, and not divided into ridges, etc", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. From haplo- + -odont.
humdrum: "Lacking excitement or variety; boringly monotonous", Mid 16th century: probably a reduplication of hum¹.
helminth: "A parasitic worm; a fluke, tapeworm, or nematode", Mid 19th century: from Greek helmins, helminth- 'intestinal worm'.
hydropathy: "The treatment of illness through the use of water, either internally or through external means such as steam baths (not now a part of orthodox medicine)", Mid 19th century: from hydro- 'of water', on the pattern of allopathy and homeopathy.
headlinese: "The condensed, elliptical, or sensationalist style of language characteristic of (especially newspaper) headlines", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in The New York Tribune. From headline + -ese.
Hagiographa: "The books of the Bible comprising the last of the three major divisions of the Hebrew scriptures, other than the Law and the Prophets. The books of the Hagiographa are: Ruth, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Lamentations, Daniel, Esther, Ezra-Nehemiah, and Chronicles", Via late Latin from Greek.
heptahedron: "A solid figure with seven plane faces", Late 17th century: from hepta- 'seven' + -hedron, on the pattern of words such as polyhedron.