Definition and meaning of hypertrophy:

hypertrophy - the excessive enlargement or development of an organ or tissue, with increase in cell size but without increased cell division

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Definition and meaning of hypha:

hypha - one of the long, branching filaments that forms the mycelium of a fungus

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Definition and meaning of hypo-:

hypo- - under, below, beneath, lower than, small size, deficiency

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Definition and meaning of hypobranchial gland:

hypobranchial gland - a gland in the mantle cavity of mollusks that secretes mucus

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Definition and meaning of hypolithic:

hypolithic - living on lower surfaces of rocks

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Definition and meaning of hyposaline:

hyposaline - referring to water with a salinity lower than that of natural seawater

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Definition and meaning of hypostome:

hypostome - in cnidarians, the circular raised area of a hydrozoan polyp that lies between the tentacles and the mouth. The term is also used to describe mouthparts in other phyla

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Definition and meaning of hypothermia:

hypothermia - a condition when the body temperature is colder than normal (37 degrees C/98.6 degrees F in humans)

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Definition and meaning of hypothesis:

hypothesis - a tentative assumption made for the purpose of empirical scientific testing. A hypothesis becomes a scientific theory when repeated testing and the great body of evidence suggests that the hypothesis has a stong probability of being correct

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Definition and meaning of hypoxic :

hypoxic - deficient in oxygen

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Definition and meaning of hydroxyl group:

hydroxyl group - an [-OH] or alcohol group on a larger molecule. The oxygen is single-bonded to the hydrogen and has one free bond to the rest of the molecule

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Definition and meaning of Hydrozoa:

Hydrozoa - a class within the phylum Cnidaria. The Hydrozoa contains five orders that include: small medusae with no polyp generation; colonial forms with alternating polyp and medusa stages and a chitinous exoskeleton; solitary polyps that lack a medusoid stage; colonial forms with massive aragonite skeletons (e.g., fire coral); and complex colonial forms, with individual polyps specialized for feeding, swimming, prey capture, and reproduction. Some, but not all, float by means of a large pneumatophore, or gas bag

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Definition and meaning of hyoid:

hyoid - having a "U" shape

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Definition and meaning of hyper-:

hyper- - above, exceeding, higher, more than, abnormally increased

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Definition and meaning of hypereosinophilia:

hypereosinophilia - a disease characterised by a marked increase in the eosinophil (a type of white blood cell) count in the blood

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Definition and meaning of hyperlink:

hyperlink - text or images on a Web page that, when clicked with a mouse, causes the browser to load another page of HTML. Because a simple mouse click allows the user to easily go from one page of hypertext to another, these pages are said to be "hyperlinked." Text links are usually, but not always underlined in blue, while hyperlinks that are images often take the form of "buttons"

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Definition and meaning of hyperplasia:

hyperplasia - abnormal increase in the size/volume of a tissue due to multiplication of cells

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Definition and meaning of hypersaline:

hypersaline - referring to water with a salinity higher than that of natural seawater

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Definition and meaning of hypertrophy:

hypertrophy - the over-development of a structure

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Definition and meaning of home page:

home page - the first page that a browser opens when accessing a Web address (URL). The home page generally serves as a gateway to the rest of the Web site by providing links to the other pages

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