| hysteric |
(usu. pl.; used with a sing. or pl. verb) an outburst of uncontrollable sobbing or laughter. [4 definitions] |
| hysterical |
of, concerning, or caused or characterized by hysteria. [3 definitions] |
| hysterotomy |
surgical incision of the uterus, as in a Caesarean section. |
| Hz |
abbreviation of "hertz," a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second. |
| I1 |
the one who is speaking or writing and referring to himself or herself. |
| I2 |
symbol of the chemical element iodine. |
| I3 |
in Roman numeral notation, 1. |
| I. |
abbreviation of "Island" or "Isle" (used in a proper name). |
| i |
the ninth letter of the English alphabet. [2 definitions] |
| -ia |
pathological state; disease. [5 definitions] |
| IA |
abbreviation of "Iowa," a Midwestern U.S. state between Illinois and Nebraska. |
| Iago |
in Othello, the villain who causes Othello to suspect his wife of unfaithfulness and then murder her. |
| -ial |
a variant of -al1. |
| iamb |
in metric verse, a foot of two syllables in which the first is short and the second long, or the first unstressed and the second stressed. |
| iambus |
variant of iamb. |
| -ian |
a variant of -an. |
| -iana |
variant of -ana. |
| -iasis |
a process or condition, esp. a harmful or pathological one. |
| -iatric |
of or relating to (such) a type of healing or medical treatment. |
| -iatrics |
science or practice of medical treatment; healing. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, esp. from drugs or surgery. |