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CatheterCatheter Cath"e*ter, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a thing let down or put
in, catheter, fr. ? to send down, to let down; ? + ? to
send.] (Med.)
The name of various instruments for passing along mucous
canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced
into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine.
Eustachian catheter. See under Eustachian.
Prostatic catheter, one adapted for passing an enlarged
prostate. Catheterism
Catheterism Cath"e*ter*ism, Catheterization
Cath`e*ter*i*za"tion, n. (Med.)
The operation of introducing a catheter.
Catheterization
Catheterism Cath"e*ter*ism, Catheterization
Cath`e*ter*i*za"tion, n. (Med.)
The operation of introducing a catheter.
CatheterizeCatheterize Cath"e*ter*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Catheterized; p. pr. & vb. n. Catheterizing.] (Med.)
To operate on with a catheter. --Dunglison. CatheterizedCatheterize Cath"e*ter*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Catheterized; p. pr. & vb. n. Catheterizing.] (Med.)
To operate on with a catheter. --Dunglison. CatheterizingCatheterize Cath"e*ter*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Catheterized; p. pr. & vb. n. Catheterizing.] (Med.)
To operate on with a catheter. --Dunglison. Eustachian catheterEustachian Eu*sta"chi*an, a. [From Eustachi, a learned Italian
physician who died in Rome, 1574.] (Anat.)
(a) Discovered by Eustachius.
(b) Pertaining to the Eustachian tube; as, Eustachian
catheter.
Eustachian catheter, a tubular instrument to be introduced
into the Eustachian tube so as to allow of inflation of
the middle ear through the nose or mouth.
Eustrachian tube (Anat.), a passage from the tympanum of
the ear to the pharynx. See Ear.
Eustachian valve (Anat.), a crescent-shaped fold of the
lining membrane of the heart at the entrance of the vena
cava inferior. It directs the blood towards the left
auricle in the fetus, but is rudimentary and functionless
in the adult. Eustachian catheterCatheter Cath"e*ter, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a thing let down or put
in, catheter, fr. ? to send down, to let down; ? + ? to
send.] (Med.)
The name of various instruments for passing along mucous
canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced
into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine.
Eustachian catheter. See under Eustachian.
Prostatic catheter, one adapted for passing an enlarged
prostate. Heteracanth
Heteracanth Het"er*a*canth, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? a spine.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or
thickened alternately on the right and left sides.
Heteralocha acutirostrisHuia bird Hu"ia bird` [Native name; -- so called from its
cry.] (Zo["o]l.)
A New Zealand starling (Heteralocha acutirostris),
remarkable for the great difference in the form and length of
the bill in the two sexes, that of the male being sharp and
straight, that of the female much longer and strongly curved. Heterarchy
Heterarchy Het"er*arch`y, n. [Hetero- + -archy.]
The government of an alien. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
Heterauxesis
Heterauxesis Het`e*raux*e"sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the other +
? growth.] (Bot.)
Unequal growth of a cell, or of a part of a plant.
Hetercephalous
Hetercephalous Het`er*ceph"a*lous, a. [Hetero- + Gr.? head.]
(Bot.)
Bearing two kinds of heads or capitula; -- said of certain
composite plants.
Hetero-
Hetero- Het"er*o- [Gr. "e`teros other.]
A combining form signifying other, other than usual,
different; as, heteroclite, heterodox, heterogamous.
Heterocarpism
Heterocarpism Het`er*o*car"pism, n. [Hetero- + Gr.? fruit.]
(Bot.)
The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as
in Amphicarp[ae]a, in which besides the usual pods, there are
others underground.
Heterocarpous
Heterocarpous Het`er*o*car"pous, a. (Bot.)
Characterized by heterocarpism.
Heterocera
Heterocera Het`e*roc"e*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other + ?
horn.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of Lepidoptera, including the moths, and hawk
moths, which have the antenn[ae] variable in form.
Heterocercal
Heterocercal Het`er*o*cer"cal, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? tail.]
(Anat.)
Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the
upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the
lower one, as in sharks.
Heterocercy
Heterocercy Het"er*o*cer`cy, n. [Hetero- + Gr. ? a tail.]
(anat.)
Unequal development of the tail lobes of fishes; the
possession of a heterocercal tail.
Heterochromous
Heterochromous Het`er*o*chro"mous (?; 277), a. [Hetero- + Gr.
? color.] (bot.)
Having the central florets of a flower head of a different
color from those of the circumference.
Heterochronism
Heterochronism Het`er*och"ro*nism, Heterochrony
Het`er*och"ro*ny, n. [Gr. ? of different times; ? other + ?
time.] (Biol.)
In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the
formation of organs or parts.
Heterochrony
Heterochronism Het`er*och"ro*nism, Heterochrony
Het`er*och"ro*ny, n. [Gr. ? of different times; ? other + ?
time.] (Biol.)
In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the
formation of organs or parts.
Heteroclite
Heteroclite Het"er*o*clite, n.
1. (Gram.) A word which is irregular or anomalous either in
declension or conjugation, or which deviates from ordinary
forms of inflection in words of a like kind; especially, a
noun which is irregular in declension.
2. Any thing or person deviating from the common rule, or
from common forms. --Howell.
HeterocliticHeteroclitic Het`er*o*clit"ic, Heteroclitical
Het`er*o*clit"ic*al, a. [See Heteroclite.]
Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous;
abnormal. HeterocliticalHeteroclitic Het`er*o*clit"ic, Heteroclitical
Het`er*o*clit"ic*al, a. [See Heteroclite.]
Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous;
abnormal. Heteroclitous
Heteroclitous Het`er*oc"li*tous, a.
Heteroclitic. [Obs.]
Heterocyst
Heterocyst Het"er*o*cyst, n. [Hetero- + cyst.] (Bot.)
A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance,
occurring in certain alg[ae] related to nostoc.
Heterodactyl
Heterodactyl Het`er*o*dac"tyl, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Heterodactylous. -- n. One of the Heterodactyl[ae].
Heterodactylae
Heterodactylae Het`e*ro*dac"ty*l[ae], n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
other + ? a finger.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of birds including the trogons.
Heterodactylous
Heterodactylous Het`er*o*dac"tyl*ous, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? a
toe.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the
trogons.
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