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hypotension
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(n) low blood pressure
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hyperglycemia
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(n)excess orsugar in the blood
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hypercritical
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(adj) overcritical
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hypothetical
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(adj) assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning; conjectural
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hyperactive
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(adj) overactive
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endocrine
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(adj) secreting internally
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exogamy
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(n) marriage outside the tribe, caste, or social group
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hyperbole
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(n) extravagant exaggeration of statement
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endogamy
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(n) marriage within the tribe, cast,or social group
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hypoacidity
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(n) weak acidity
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exotic
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(adj) 1. introduced from a foreign country; not native
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hypersensitive
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(adj) excessively sensitive; supersensitive
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hypertension
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(n) abnormally high blood pressure
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antipodes
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(n pl)parts of the globe (or their inhabitants) diametrically oppposite (literally, "with the feet opposite")
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hyperopia
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(n) farsightedness (ant- myopia, nearsightedness)
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exocrine
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(adj) secreting externally
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homophonic
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(adj) having the same sound (ant- polymorphic, having many sounds or voices)
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hyperacidity
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(n) excessive acidity
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hypothesis
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(n) theory or supposition assumed as a basis for reasoning (something "placed under")
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hyperthermia
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(n) especially high fever; hyperpyrexia
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dipody
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(n) verse (line of poetry) consisting of two feet; a dimeter
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arthropod
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(n) any invertebrate (animal having no backbone) with jointed legs. Example:insects
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endogenous
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(adj) produced for within; due to internal causes
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chiropodist
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(n) one who treats ailments of the human foot
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podiatrist
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(n)chiropodist
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podium
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(n)1. dais; raised platform
2. low wall serving as a foundation |
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homogeneous
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(adj) of the same kind; similar; uniform
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exoteric
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(adj) external; exterior; readily understandable (ant- esoteric, inner; private; difficutl to understand)
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hyperemia
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(n) superabundance of blood
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pseudopod
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(n) (literally, "false foot") temporary extension of the protoplasm, as in the ameba, to enable the organism to move and take in food or pseudopdium
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homocentric
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(adj) having the same center; concentric
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tripod
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(n) utensil, tool, or caldron having three legs
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exoskeleton
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(n) hard protective structure developed outside the body, as the shell of a lobster
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homochromatic
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(adj) having the same color
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heterogeneous
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(adj) having different colors
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unipod
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(n) one-legged support
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exogenous
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(adj) producd from without; due to external causes
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homology
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(n) fundamental similarity of structure
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heterogeneous
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(adj) differing in kind; dissimilar; varied
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heterology
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(n) lack of correspondence between parts
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homonym
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(n) word that sounds like another but differs in meaning and spelling Examples: principal and principle
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heteromorphic
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(adj) exhibiting diversity of form
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homomorphic
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(adj) exhibiting similarity of form
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heteronym
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(n) word spelled like another, but differing in sound and meaning Examples: bass(the tone,pronounced base) and bass (the fish,rhyming with pass)
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endoskeleton
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(n) internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal
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heteroclite
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(n) person or thing deviating formthe common rule
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exosmosis
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(n) osmosis outward
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hypodermic
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(adj) injected under the skin
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hypothermia
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(n) subnormal body temperature
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endophyte
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(n) plant growing withing another plant
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hypertrophy
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(n) enlargement of a body part or organ, as from excessive use (ant-lack of growth from want of nourishment or from disease)
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endosmosis
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(n) osmosis inward
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hyperthyroid
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(adj) marked by excessive activity of the thyroid gland
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hypoglycemia
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(n) abnormally low level of sugar in the blood
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endocarditis
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(n) inflammatin of the lining of the heart
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endoparasite
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(n) parasite living in the internal organs of and animal (ant- ectoparasite, parasite living on the exterior of an animal)
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endoderm
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(n) membranelike tissue lining the digestive tract
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hypothyroid
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(adj) marked by deficient activity of the thyroid gland
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heteroclite
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(adj) deviating form the common rule; abnormal; atypical
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heterodox
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(adj) opposed to accepted beliefs or established doctrines; unorthodox (ant- orthodox, conforming to accepted doctrines, especially in religion)
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