hydrophthalmia |
Hydrophthalmoshydrophthalmus Synonym: buphthalmia. Origin: hydro-+ G. Ophthalmos, eye (05 Mar 2000) |
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hydrophthalmos |
Congenital open-angle glaucoma that results from dysgenesis of the angle structures accompanied by increased intraocular pressure and enlargement of the eye. Treatment is both medical and surgical. (12 Dec 1998) |
Hydrophyidae |
A family of snakes, the true sea snakes, characterised by a vertically compressed tail, giving it a paddle-or oar-like appearance; their fangs, like those of cobras, are small, grooved, and permanently erect. They are common in shallow waters along coastal margins in many regions of the Pacific basin and are important medically in western Malaysia and coastal Vietnam. There are numerous species, all venomous, but few bite humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
hydrophyllium |
Origin: NL, fr. Gr. "ydwr water + a leaf. <zoology> One of the flat, leaflike, protective zooids, covering other zooids of certain Siphonophora. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
hydrophyte |
<botany> A plant which can grow only in very wet soil, or which grows with its leaves partly or completely underwater. (09 Oct 1997) |
hydrophytic vegetation |
<botany> Plant life growing in water or on a substrate that is at least periodically deficient in oxygen as a result of excessive water content. (09 Oct 1997) |
hydrophytology |
<study> The branch of botany which treats of water plants. Origin: Hydro- + phyte. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
hydropic |
Containing an excess of water or of watery fluid. Synonym: dropsical. (05 Mar 2000) |
hydropic degeneration |
Swelling of cells due to injury to the membranes affecting ionic transfer; causes an accumulation of intracellular water. Synonym: albuminous swelling, granular degeneration, hydropic degeneration, parenchymatous degeneration. (05 Mar 2000) |
hydropiper |
<botany> A species (Polygonum Hydropiper) of knotweed with acrid foliage; water pepper; smartweed. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. "ydwr water + L. Piper a pepper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
hydroplasma |
<cell biology> The liquid portions of protoplasm. All of the liquid contained within a live cell. (09 Oct 1997) |
hydropneumatosis |
Combined emphysema and oedema; the presence of liquid and gas in tissues. Origin: hydro-+ G. Pneuma, breath, spirit (05 Mar 2000) |
hydropneumogony |
Injection of air into a joint to determine the amount of effusion. Origin: hydro-+ G. Pneuma, air, + gony, knee (05 Mar 2000) |
hydropneumoperitoneum |
The presence of gas and serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Synonym: pneumohydroperitoneum. Origin: hydro-+ G. Pneuma, air, + peritoneum (05 Mar 2000) |
hydropneumothorax |
A collection of fluid and gas within the pleural cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |