| heparin |
an organic acid that occurs in liver and lung tissue and is sometimes used to prevent blood clots. |
| hepatectomy |
removal of all or part of the liver by surgery. |
| hepatic |
of or relating to the liver. [4 definitions] |
| hepatica |
any of several forest plants of North America that bear white to purplish flowers. |
| hepatitis |
inflammation of the liver. (See infectious hepatitis.) |
| hepato- |
liver. |
| hepatoma |
cancer of or from the liver. |
| Hephaestus |
in Greek mythology, the god of fire and metalworking; Vulcan. |
| Hepplewhite |
of or concerning a furniture style of late eighteenth-century Europe and America, featuring graceful curves. |
| hepta- |
seven. |
| heptachlor |
an insoluble waxy solid used as an insecticide. |
| heptad |
a group or series of seven. |
| heptagon |
a polygon with seven sides and seven angles. |
| heptameter |
a line or unit of verse consisting of seven metrical feet or measures. |
| heptane |
a flammable hydrocarbon distilled from petroleum and used in products such as fuels and solvents. |
| heptarchy |
a government or state controlled by seven persons. [2 definitions] |
| heptastich |
a poem or poetic unit with seven verses or lines. |
| heptavalent |
having a chemical valence of seven. |
| her |
the female person or animal already mentioned (considered as an object of a verb or preposition). [2 definitions] |
| Hera |
in Greek mythology, the wife and sister of Zeus and goddess of marriage; Juno. |
| Heraclitus |
a Greek philosopher (550?-480? B.C.). |