HYSTERISM

soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol and ether. It is derived from the decomposition of nuclein or adenin, and is concerned in the formation of uric acid and urea. hyps i brachycephalic (hip’’se-brak-e-sef-al’ik) (Gr. tye high + Bpaxbs broad + κεφαλή head]. Having the head broad and high. hyps i cephalic (hip’’se-sef-al'ik) [Gr. tye high + Kepadh head]. Having a cranial index above 75.1°. hypaiiotd (hip’sil-oid) [Gr. ὕψιλον the letter « or y]. U-shaped or Y-shaped. hyps i steno cephalic (hip’sis-ten-o-sef-al‘ik) [Gr. ὕψι high + στενός narrow + κεραλή head]. Having a high, curved vertex, cheek-bones prominent, and jaws prognathic: said of a form of skull common among Copts, Fellahs, and Aby in i ans. hyp so cephalous (hip-so-sef‘al-us) (Gr. ὕψος height + κεφαλή head]. Having a high vertex; having a breadth-height index of the head of over 75°. hypsophobia (hip-so-fo’be-ah) [Gr. fos height + géBos fear]. Fear of great heights. hypurgia (hi-pur’je-ah) [L.; Gr. ὑπουργία]. sum of the minor or subsidiary factors that make for recovery in any particular case. hyraceum, hyrax (hi-ra’se-um, hi’rax). The dried excrement of a badger-like animal of South Africa: used like musk. hyrgol (hur’gol) [L. Ayr’golum]. Colloidal mercury: used in the treatment of syphilis. a fied 8 loop, rece , sphincter, etc. (hér’tlz) oseph Hyrtl, anatomist of Vienna, 1811-1894]. See loop, rece , sphincter, etc. hy op (his’ op). The tops and leaves of Hys’- Sopus of ficin a'lis: stimulant, tonic, expectorant, and aromatic. Dose of fluidextract, 60-120 min. (4-8 c.c.). hysteralgia (his-ter-al’je-ah) (Gr. ὑστέρα uterus + ἄλγος pain]. Neuralgic pain in the uterus. hysterectomy (his-ter-ek’to-me) [Gr. ὑστέρα uterus + ἐκτομή excision]. The operation of exising the uterus, performed either through the abdominal wall (abdominal h.) or through the vagina (vaginal h.). cesarean Ὦ. Same as Porro's operation, see under operation. hysteresis (his-ter-e’sis) (Gr. ὑστέρησις a too late arrival]. The failure ‘of either one of two a ociated phenomena to keep up with the other. hystereurynter (his-ter-u-rin’ter) (Gr. tor uterus + εὐρύνειν to stretch]. An instrument for dilating the uterus: a metreurynter. hystereurysis (his-ter-u’ris-is). Dilatation of the os uteri. hysteria (his-te’re-ah) (Gr. torépa womb]. A disease, mainly of young women, character i by lack of control over acts and emotions, by morbid self-consciousne , by exaggeration of the effect of sensory impre ions, and by simulation of various disorders. Symptoms of the disease are hyperesthesia; pain and tenderne in the region of the ovaries, spine, and head; anesthesia and other sensory disturbances; choking sensations; dimne of vision; paralysis; tonic spasms; convulsions; retention of urine; vasomotor disturbances; fever, hallucinations, and catalepsy. hh. major. See hystero-epilepsy. hh. mi’nor, hysteria with mild convulsions in which consciousne is not lost. hysteriac (his-te’re-ak). hysteria. hysteric, hysterical (his-ter’ik, his-ter’ik-al). Pertaining to or affected with hysteria. hysteric ism (his-ter’is-izm). A hysteric tendency. hystericoneuralgic (his-ter’ik-o-nu-ral’jik). Resembling neuralgia, but of the nature of hysteria. hysterics (his-ter’iks). A hysteric attack. hysterism (his’ter-izm). Hysteria. A person affected with