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hispid pocket mouse
  • n  large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States
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hiss
  • n  a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
    the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
  • n  a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
  • v  make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
  • v  move with a whooshing sound
  • v  express or utter with a hiss
  • v  show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
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hissing
  • n  a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
    the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
  • v  make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
  • v  move with a whooshing sound
  • v  express or utter with a hiss
  • v  show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
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histaminase
  • n  enzyme that acts as a catalyst in converting histidine to histamine
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histamine
  • n  amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions
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histamine blocker
  • n  a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2
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histamine headache
  • n  a painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells
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histidine
  • n  an essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue
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histiocytic leukaemia
  • n  leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood
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histiocytic leukemia
  • n  leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood
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histiocytosis
  • n  a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages
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histocompatibility
  • n  condition in which the cells of one tissue can survive in the presence of cells of another tissue
    a successful graft or transplant requires a high degree of histocompatibility
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histocompatibility complex
  • n  a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response
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