hydrocystoma |
1. An eruption of deeply seated vesicles, due to retention of fluid in the sweat follicles. Synonym: hidrocystoma. Origin: hydro-+ G. Kystis, bladder, + -oma, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
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hydrodipsia |
Water thirst, a characteristic of animals that ordinarily drink water. Origin: hydro-+ G. Dipsa, thirst (05 Mar 2000) |
hydrodipsomania |
<psychiatry> Periodic episodes of uncontrollable thirst, occasionally found in epileptic patients. Origin: hydro-+ G. Dipsa, thirst, + mania, frenzy (05 Mar 2000) |
hydrodiuresis |
Diuresis effected by water. (05 Mar 2000) |
hydrodynamics |
That branch of the science of mechanics which relates to fluids, or, as usually limited, which treats of the laws of motion and action of nonelastic fluids, whether as investigated mathematically, or by observation and experiment; the principles of dynamics, as applied to water and other fluids. The word is sometimes used as a general term, including both hydrostatics and hydraulics, together with pneumatics and acoustics. See Hydraulics. Origin: Hydro-, 1 + dynamics: cf. F. Hydrodynamique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
hydroelectric bath |
A bath in which the medium is charged with electricity. Synonym: hydroelectric bath. Therapeutic application of static electricity, with the patient placed on an insulated platform. (05 Mar 2000) |
hydroelectric power |
The generation of electricity using falling water. (05 Dec 1998) |
hydroencephalocele |
Protrusion, through a cleft in the skull, of brain substance expanded into a sac containing fluid. Synonym: encephalocystocele, hydrocephalocele, hydroencephalocele. Origin: hydr-+ G. Enkephalos, brain, + kele, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
hydroferricyanic |
<chemistry> Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen; as, hydroferricyanic acid. See Ferricyanic. Origin: Hydro-, 2 + ferricyanic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
hydroferrocyanic |
<chemistry> Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferrous iron, and cyanogen; as, hydroferrocyanic acid. See Ferrocyanic. Origin: Hydro-, 2 + ferrocyanic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
hydrofluate |
<chemistry> A supposed compound of hydrofluoris acid and a base; a fluoride. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
hydroflumethiazide |
<chemical> A thiazide diuretic with actions and uses similar to those of hydrochlorothiazide. Pharmacological action: antihypertensive agents, diuretics, thiazide. Chemical name: 2H-1,2,4-Benzothiadiazine-7-sulfonamide, 3,4-dihydro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-, 1,1-dioxide (12 Dec 1998) |
hydrofluoric |
<chemistry> Pertaining to, or containing, hydrogen and fluorine; fluohydric; as, hydrofluoric acid. <chemistry> Hydrofluoric acid, a colourless, mobile, volatile liquid, HF, very corrosive in its action, and having a strong, pungent, suffocating odour. It is produced by the action of sulphuric acid on fluorite, and is usually collected as a solution in water. It attacks all silicates, as glass or porcelain, is the agent employed in etching glass, and is preserved only in vessels of platinum, lead, caoutchouc, or gutta-percha. Origin: Hydro-, 2 + fluoric. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
hydrofluoric acid |
<chemical> Hydrofluoric acid. A solution of hydrogen fluoride in water. It is a colourless fuming liquid which can cause painful burns. Chemical name: Hydrofluoric acid (12 Dec 1998) |
hydrofluosilicate |
<chemistry> A salt of hydrofluosilic acid; a silicofluoride. See Silicofluoride. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Synonyms :
Synonyms : Bonding, Hydrogen, Bondings, Hydrogen, Hydrogen Bondings
Synonyms : Zyklon B, Acid, Hydrocyanic, Cyanide, Hydrogen
Synonyms : Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2), Hydroperoxide, Oxydol, Perhydrol, Superoxol, Peroxide, Hydrogen
Synonyms : Hydrogen Sulfide (H2(Sx)), Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S2), Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S3), Sulfide, Hydrogen
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hydrocyanic acid
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a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds
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hydrotherapy
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hydropathy: the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
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hydrothorax
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accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys
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hydrodynamics
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study of fluids in motion
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hydroflumethiazide
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diuretic used to treat hypertension and edema
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