Chapter 702

H\'91m`a*ta*chom"e*ter (?) , n. [ H\'91ma- + Gr. <?/ swift + -meter .] (Physiol.) A form of apparatus (somewhat different from the hemadrometer ) for measuring the velocity of the blood.

H\'91matachometry <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*ta*chom"e*try (?) , n. (Physiol.) The measurement of the velocity of the blood.

H\'91matemesis <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*tem"e*sis , n. Same as Hematemesis .

H\'91matic <Xpage=663>

H\'91*mat"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/] Of or pertaining to the blood; sanguine; brownish red.

H\'91matic acid (Physiol.) , a hypothetical acid, supposed to be formed from hemoglobin during its oxidation in the lungs, and to have the power of freeing carbonic acid from the sodium carbonate of the serum.

Thudichum.

H\'91matin <Xpage=663>

H\'91m"a*tin , n. Same as Hematin .

H\'91matinometer <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*ti*nom"e*ter , n. Same as Hematinometer .

H\'91matinometric <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*tin`o*met"ric , a. Same as Hematinometric .

H\'91matite <Xpage=663>

H\'91m"a*tite , n. Same as Hematite .

H\'91matitic <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*tit"ic (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of a blood-red color; crimson; (Bot.) brownish red.

H\'91mato- <Xpage=663>

H\'91m"a*to- (? or ?) , prefix. See H\'91ma- .

H\'91matoblast <Xpage=663>

H\'91m"a*to*blast (?) , n. [ H\'91mato- + -blast .] (Anat.) One of the very minute, disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red corpuscles and white corpuscles; a third kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an early stage in the development of the red corpuscles; -- called also blood plaque , and blood plate . <-- = hemocytoblast, hematocytoblast. Precursor of erythroblasts, lymphoblasts, and myeloblasts, found mostly in bone marrow. Hayem's hematoblast = a platelet -->

H\'91matocrya <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*toc"ry*a (?) , n. pl. (Zo\'94l.) The cold-blooded vertebrates. Same as Hematocrya .

H\'91matocryal <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`*a*toc"ry*al (?) , a. Cold-blooded.

H\'91matocrystallin <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*to*crys"tal*lin , n. Same as Hematocrystallin .

H\'91matodynamometer <Xpage=663>

H\'91`ma*to*dy`na*mom"e*ter (? or ?) , n. Same as Hemadynamometer .

H\'91matogenesis <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*to*gen"e*sis (?) , n. [ H\'91mato- + genesis .] (Physiol.) (a) The origin and development of blood. (b) The transformation of venous arterial blood by respiration; hematosis.

H\'91matogenic <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*to*gen"ic (?) , a. (Physiol.) Relating to h\'91matogenesis.

H\'91matogenous <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*tog"e*nous (?) , a. (Physiol.) Originating in the blood.

H\'91matoglobulin <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*to*glob"u*lin , n. Same as Hematoglobin .

H\'91matoid <Xpage=663>

H\'91m"a*toid , a. Same as Hematoid .

H\'91matoidin <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*toid"in , n. Same as Hematoidin .

H\'91matoin <Xpage=663>

H\'91*mat"o*in (?) , n. [ H\'91mato- + -in .] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance formed from the hematin of blood, by removal of the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid. Two like bodies, called respectively h\'91matoporphyrin and h\'91matolin , are formed in a similar manner.

H\'91matolin <Xpage=663>

H\'91*mat"o*lin (?) , n. See H\'91matoin .

H\'91matology <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*tol"o*gy (? or ?) , n. The science which treats of the blood. Same as Hematology .

H\'91matometer <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*tom"e*ter (?) , n. [ H\'91mato- + -meter .] (Physiol.) (a) Same as Hemadynamometer . (b) An instrument for determining the number of blood corpuscles in a given quantity of blood.

H\'91matophlina <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*to*ph*li"na (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. -gr. <?/, <?/, blood + <?/ to love.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Cheiroptera, including the bloodsucking bats. See Vampire .

H\'91matoplast <Xpage=663>

H\'91m"a*to*plast` (?) , n. [ H\'91mato- + Gr. <?/ to mold.] (Anat.) Same as H\'91matoblast .

H\'91matoplastic <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*to*plas"tic (?) , a. [ H\'91mato- + -plastic .] (Physiol.) Blood formative; -- applied to a substance in early fetal life, which breaks up gradually into blood vessels.

H\'91matoporphyrin <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*to*por"phy*rin (?) , n. [ H\'91mato- + Gr. <?/ purple.] (Physiol. Chem.) See H\'91matoin .

H\'91matosac <Xpage=663>

H\'91m"a*to*sac` (?) , n. [ H\'91mato- + sac .] (Anat.) A vascular sac connected, beneath the brain, in many fishes, with the infundibulum.

H\'91matoscope <Xpage=663>

H\'91m"a*to*scope` (?) , n. A h\'91moscope.

H\'91matosin <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*to"sin (? or ?) , n. (Physiol. Chem.) Hematin. [R.]

H\'91matosis <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*to"sis , n. Same as Hematosis .

H\'91matotherma <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*to*ther"ma (?) , n. pl. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Hematotherma .

H\'91matothermal <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*to*ther"mal (?) , a. Warm-blooded; homoiothermal.

H\'91matothorax <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*to*tho"rax , n. Same as Hemothorax .

H\'91matexylin <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*tex"y*lin (?) , n. [See H\'91matoxylon .] (Chem.) The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, C16H14O6 , with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also hematin .

H\'91matoxylon <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*tox"y*lon (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ blood + <?/ wood.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the H. Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan.

H\'91matozo\'94n <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`a*to*zo"\'94n (?) , n. ; pl. H\'91matozoa (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, blood + <?/ animal.] (Zo\'94l.) A parasite inhabiting the blood ; esp.: (a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus Filaria , sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog, etc. (b) The trematode, Bilharzia h\'91matobia , which infests the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often causing death.

H\'91mic <Xpage=663>

H\'91"mic (? or ?) , <?/. Pertaining to the blood; hemal.

H\'91min <Xpage=663>

H\'91"min (?) , n. Same as Hemin .

H\'91mo- <Xpage=663>

H\'91m"o- (? or ?) , prefix. See H\'91ma- .

H\'91mochrome <Xpage=663>

H\'91m"ochrome (?) , n. Same as H\'91machrome .

H\'91mochromogen <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*chro"mogen (?) , n. [ H\'91mochrome + -gen .] (Physiol. Chem.) A body obtained from hemoglobin, by the action of reducing agents in the absence of oxygen.

H\'91mochromometer <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*chro*mom`e*ter (?) , n. [ H\'91mochrome + -meter .] (Physiol. Chem.) An apparatus for measuring the amount of hemoglobin in a fluid, by comparing it with a solution of known strength and of normal color.

H\'91mocyanin <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*cy"a*nin (?) , n. Same as H\'91macyanin .

H\'91mocytolysis <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*cy*tol"y*sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ blood + <?/ hollow vessel + <?/ to loosen, dissolve.] (Physiol.) See H\'91mocytotrypsis .

H\'91mocytometer <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*cy*tom"e*ter , n. See H\'91macytometer .

H\'91mocytotrypsis <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*cy`to*tryp"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ blood + <?/ hollow vessel+<?/ to rub, grind.] (Physiol.) A breaking up of the blood corpuscles, as by pressure, in distinction from solution of the corpuscles, or h\'91mcytolysis .

H\'91modromograph <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*drom"o*graph (?) , n. Same as H\'91madromograph .

H\'91modynameter <Xpage=663>

H\'91`mo*dy*nam"e*ter (? or ?) , n. Same as Hemadynamics .

H\'91moglobin <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*glo"bin , n. Same as Hemoglobin .

H\'91moglobinometer <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*glo`bin*om"e*ter (?) , n. [ H\'91moglobin + -meter .] Same as Hemochromometer .

H\'91molutein <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*lu"te*in (?) , n. [ H\'91mo- + corpus lute um.] (Physiol.) See Hematoidin .

H\'91momanometer <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*ma*nom"e*ter (?) , n. [ H\'91mo- + manometer .] Same as Hemadynamometer .

H\'91mometer <Xpage=663>

H\'91*mom"e*ter (?) , n. [ H\'91mo- + -meter .] (Physiol.) Same as Hemadynamometer .

H\'91mony <Xpage=663>

H\'91"mo*ny (?) , n. [L. H\'91monia a name of Thessaly, the land of magic.] A plant described by Milton as "of sovereign use against all enchantments."

H\'91moplastic <Xpage=663>

H\'91mo*plas"tic , a. Same as H\'91matoplastic .

H\'91morrhoidal <Xpage=663>

H\'91m"or*rhoid"al , a. Same as Hemorrhoidal .

H\'91moscope <Xpage=663>

H\'91m"o*scope (? or ?) , n. [ H\'91mo- + -scope .] (Physiol.) An instrument devised by Hermann, for regulating and measuring the thickness of a layer of blood for spectroscopic examination.

H\'91mostatic <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*stat"ic (?) , a. Same Hemostatic .

H\'91motachometer <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*ta*chom"e*ter (?) , n. Same as H\'91matachometer .

H\'91motachometry <Xpage=663>

H\'91m`o*ta*chom"e*try (?) , n. Same as H\'91matachometry .

Haf <Xpage=663>

Haf (?) , imp. of Heave . Hove. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Haffle <Xpage=663>

Haf"fle (?) , v. i. [Cf. G. haften to cling, stick to, Prov. G., to stop, stammer.] To stammer; to speak unintelligibly; to prevaricate. [Prov.Eng.]

Halliwell.

Haft <Xpage=663>

Haft (?) , n. [AS. h\'91ft ; akin to D. & G. heft , Icel. hepti , and to E. Heave , or have . Cf. Heft .] 1. A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used; -- said chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; the hilt.

This brandish'dagger I'll bury to the haft in her fair breast. Dryden.

2. A dwelling. [Scot.]

Jamieson.

Haft <Xpage=663>

Haft , v. t. To set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a dagger .

Hafter <Xpage=663>

Haft"er (?) , n. [<?/f. G. haften to cling or stick to, and E. haffle .] A caviler; a wrangler. [Obs.]

Baret.

Hag <Xpage=663>

Hag (?) , n. [OE. hagge , hegge , with, hag, AS. h\'91gtesse ; akin to OHG. hagazussa , G. hexe , D. heks , Dan. hex , Sw. h\'84xa . The first part of the word is prob. the same as E. haw , hedge , and the orig. meaning was perh., wood woman, wild woman. <?/.] 1. A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard. [Obs.] "[Silenus] that old hag ."

Golding.

2. An ugly old woman.

3. A fury; a she-monster.

Grashaw.

4. (Zo\'94l.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch ( Myxine glutinosa ), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotpeta. Called also hagfish , borer , slime eel , sucker , and sleepmarken .

5. (Zo\'94l.) The hagdon or shearwater.

6. An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a man's hair.

Blount.

Hag moth (Zo\'94l.) , a moth ( Phobetron pithecium ), the larva of which has curious side appendages, and feeds on fruit trees. -- Hag's tooth (Naut.) , an ugly irregularity in the pattern of matting or pointing.

Hag <Xpage=663>

Hag , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hagged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hagging .] To harass; to weary with vexation.

How are superstitious men hagged out of their wits with the fancy of omens. L'Estrange.

Hag <Xpage=663>

Hag , n. [Scot. hag to cut; cf. E. hack .] 1. A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or inclosed for felling, or which has been felled.

This said, he led me over hoults and hags ; Through thorns and bushes scant my legs I drew. Fairfax.

2. A quagmire; mossy ground where peat or turf has been cut.

Dugdale.

Hagberry <Xpage=663>

Hag"ber"ry (?) , n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Prunus ( P. Padus ); the bird cherry. [Scot.]

Hagborn <Xpage=663>

Hag"born` , a. Born of a hag or witch.

Shak.

Hagbut <Xpage=663>

Hag"but (?) , n. [OF. haquebute , prob. a corruption of D. haakbus ; haak hook + bus gun barrel . See Hook , and 2d Box , and cf. Arquebus .] A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for convenience in taking aim. [Written also haguebut and hackbuss .]

Hagbutter <Xpage=663>

Hag"but*ter (?) , n. A soldier armed with a hagbut or arquebus. [Written also hackbutter .]

Froude.

Hagdon <Xpage=663>

Hag"don (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus ; esp., P. major , the greater shearwarter, and P. Stricklandi , the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called also hagdown , haglin , and hag . See Shearwater .

Haggada <Xpage=663>

Hag*ga"da (?) , n. ; pl. Haggadoth (#) . [Rabbinic hagg\'bedh\'be , fr. Heb. higg\'c6dh to relate.] A story, anecdote, or legend in the Talmud, to explain or illustrate the text of the Old Testament. [Written also hadaga .]

Haggard <Xpage=663>

Hag"gard (?) , a. [F. hagard ; of German origin, and prop. meaning, of the hegde or woods, wild, untamed. See Hedge , 1st Haw , and -ard .] 1. Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk . [Obs.] Shak

2. [For hagged , fr. hag a witch, influenced by haggard wild.] Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes .

Staring his eyes, and haggard was his look. Dryden.

Haggard <Xpage=663>

Hag"gard , n. [See Haggard , a. ] 1. (Falconry) A young or untrained hawk or falcon.

2. A fierce, intractable creature.

I have loved this proud disdainful haggard . Shak.

3. [See Haggard , a. , 2.] A hag. [Obs.]

Garth.

Haggard <Xpage=663>

Hag"gard , n. [See 1st Haw , Hedge , and Yard an inclosed space.] A stackyard. [Prov. Eng.]

Swift.

Haggardly <Xpage=663>

Hag"gard*ly , adv. In a haggard manner.

Dryden.

Hagged <Xpage=663>

Hag"ged (?) , a. Like a hag; lean; ugly. [R.]

Haggis <Xpage=663>

Hag"gis (?) , n. [Scot. hag to hack, chop, E. hack . Formed, perhaps, in imitation of the F. hachis (E. hash ), fr. hacher .] A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc., of a sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, etc., highly seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the same animal; minced head and pluck. [Written also haggiss , haggess , and haggies .]

Haggish <Xpage=663>

Hag"gish (?) , a. Like a hag; ugly; wrinkled.

But on both did haggish age steal on. Shak.

Haggishly <Xpage=663>

Hag"gish*ly , adv. In the manner of a hag.

Haggle <Xpage=663>

Hag"gle (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Haggled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Haggling (?) .] [Freq. of Scot. hag , E. hack . See Hack to cut.] To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by cutting; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood .

Suffolk first died, and York, all haggled o'er, Comes to him, where in gore he lay insteeped. Shak.

Haggle <Xpage=663>

Hag"gle , v. i. To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.

Royalty and science never haggled about the value of blood. Walpole.

Haggle <Xpage=663>

Hag"gle , n. The act or process of haggling.

Carlyle.

Haggler <Xpage=663>

Hag"gler (?) , n. 1. One who haggles or is difficult in bargaining.

2. One who forestalls a market; a middleman between producer and dealer in London vegetable markets.

Hagiarchy <Xpage=663>

Ha"gi*ar`chy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ sacred, holy + -archy .] A sacred government; by holy orders of men.

Southey.

Hagiocracy <Xpage=663>

Ha`gi*oc"ra*cy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ holy, and <?/ to govern.] Government by a priesthood; hierarchy.

Hagiographa <Xpage=663>

Ha`gi*og"ra*pha (?) , n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. <?/ (sc.<?/), fr. <?/ written by inspiration; <?/ sacred, holy + <?/ to write.] 1. The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, or that portion not contained in the Law and the Prophets. It comprises Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles.

2. (R. C. Ch.) The lives of the saints.

Brande & C.

Hagiographal <Xpage=663>

Ha`gi*og"ra*phal (?) , Pertaining to the hagiographa, or to sacred writings.

Hagiographer <Xpage=663>

Ha`gi*og"ra*pher (?) , n. One of the writers of the hagiographa; a writer of lives of the saints.

Shipley.

Hagiography <Xpage=663>

Ha`gi*og"ra*phy (?, 277) , n. Same Hagiographa .

Hagiolatry <Xpage=663>

Ha`gi*ol"a*try (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ sacred + <?/ worship.] The invocation or worship of saints.

Hagiologist <Xpage=663>

Ha`gi*ol"o*gist (?) , n. One who treats of the sacred writings; a writer of the lives of the saints; a hagiographer.