hymen it is (hi-men-it'is)

Inflammation of a membrane, especially of the hymen. [Gr., ymen, a membrane, + #Mj inflammation.] hymeno-. Combining form of the Gr., ymen, ymenos, membrane, hymen. hymenogeny (hi-men-oj'en-e). duction of a pellicle by the simple The contact proof two liquids, as when a drop of liquid albumin falls into a liquid fat. [Gr., ymen, duce.] a membrane, + gennan, to pro- Hymenolepis tode worm of (hi-men-ol'ep-is). A cesthe order Cyclophyllideae, the family Hymen ole pin i dae, and the genus Hymenolepis. The family includes several genera, such as H. diminuta, occasionally infesting children, and H. nana, or the dwarf tapeworm of children. H. flavopuncta. See Taenia flavopuncta, under tenia.