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hydromancy
  • n  divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)
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hydromantes brunus
  • n  similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses
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hydromantes shastae
  • n  primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area
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hydrometer
  • n  a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid
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hydromorphone
  • n  a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain
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hydromorphone hydrochloride
  • n  a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain
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hydronephrosis
  • n  accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter
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hydropathy
  • n  the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
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hydrophobia
  • n  a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids
  • n  a morbid fear of water
  • n  an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
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hydrophobicity
  • n  the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water
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