a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
<noun.body>

hyoid

hyoid bone

os hyoideum

an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
<noun.artifact>

hyoscine

scopolamine

sample sentences

"transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"
"someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying"

a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract
<noun.artifact>

hyoscyamine

partly or entirely open to the sky
<adj.all>

hypaethral

hypethral

reversal of the syntactic relation of two words (as in `her beauty's face')
<noun.communication>

hypallage

the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)
<noun.plant>

calyx tube

floral cup

hypanthium

blatant or sensational promotion
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ballyhoo

hoopla

hype

plug

publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner
<verb.communication>

hype

get excited or stimulated
<verb.emotion>

hype up

psych up

sample sentences

"The children were all psyched up after the movie"

a steel that contains more than 0.9% carbon
<noun.substance>

hyper-eutectoid steel

excessive acidity
<noun.attribute>

hyperacidity

more active than normal
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

hyperactive

overactive

sample sentences

"a hyperactive child"

a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement
<noun.state>

hyperactivity

abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
<noun.state>

auditory hyperesthesia

hyperacusia

hyperacusis

abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
<noun.state>

auditory hyperesthesia

hyperacusia

hyperacusis

a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity
<noun.state>

Cushing's disease

hyperadrenalism

a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol
<noun.state>

Cushing's syndrome

hyperadrenocorticism

increased blood in an organ or other body part
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

hyperaemia

hyperemia

a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone
<noun.state>

aldosteronism

hyperaldosteronism

administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes
<noun.act>

TPN

hyperalimentation

total parenteral nutrition

a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning
<noun.artifact>

hyperbaric chamber

reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love')
<noun.communication>

hyperbaton

a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age
<noun.state>

hyperbetalipoproteinemia

abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood
<noun.state>

hyperbilirubinemia

a common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the liver; usually subsides spontaneously
<noun.state>

hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn

neonatal hyperbilirubinemia

an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone
<noun.shape>

hyperbola

extravagant exaggeration
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

exaggeration

hyperbole

enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

hyperbolic

inflated

sample sentences

"a hyperbolic style"

of or relating to a hyperbola
<adj.pert>

hyperbolic

sample sentences

"hyperbolic functions"

(mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry in which the parallel axiom is replaced by the assumption that through any point in a plane there are two or more lines that do not intersect a given line in the plane
<noun.cognition>

hyperbolic geometry

sample sentences

"Karl Gauss pioneered hyperbolic geometry"

in an exaggerated manner
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

exaggeratedly

hyperbolically