hydronephrotic |
Relating to hydronephrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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hydronium |
See: hydronium ion. (05 Mar 2000) |
hydronium ion |
<chemistry> A positively charged ion that is water with an additional hydrogen atom (H3O). (09 Oct 1997) |
hydrop neumopericardium |
The presence of a serous effusion and of gas in the pericardial sac. Synonym: pneumohydropericardium. Origin: hydro-+ G. Pneuma, air, + pericardium (05 Mar 2000) |
hydroparasalpinx |
Accumulation of serous fluid in the accessory tubes of the oviduct. Origin: hydro-+ G. Para, beside, + salpinx, trumpet (05 Mar 2000) |
hydropathic |
Relating to hydropathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
hydropathy |
The water cure; a mode of treating diseases by the copious and frequent use of pure water, both internally and externally. Origin: Hydro-, 1 + Gr, to suffer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
hydropathy plot |
<chemistry, investigation> A graph which shows how hydrophobic each amino acid in a polypeptide is versus where it is located on the polypeptide. The hydropathy plot is used to find clusters of hydrophobic amino acids, which could indicate that the polypeptide in question is a transmembrane protein. A transmembrane protein has hydrophilic parts which protrude out on either side of the cellular membrane, and a hydrophobic centre which lies within the membrane. (09 Oct 1997) |
hydropenia |
Reduction or deprivation of water. Origin: hydro-+ G. Penia, poverty (05 Mar 2000) |
hydropenic |
Pertaining to or characterised by hydropenia. (05 Mar 2000) |
hydropericarditis |
Pericarditis with a large serous effusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
hydropericardium |
A noninflammatory accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
hydroperitoneum |
<medicine> Same as Ascites. Origin: NL. See Hydro-, and Peritoneum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
hydroperoxidases |
Those oxidoreductases that require H2O2 as hydrogen acceptors; e.g., peroxidases, catalase. (05 Mar 2000) |
hydroperoxide |
<chemical> Hydrogen peroxide is produced by vertebrate phagocytes and is used in bacterial killing (the myeloperoxidase halide system). (05 May 1997) |