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  • Hypokinesis

    Insufficient movement.  

  • Hypodermoclysis

    The subcutaneous injection of a large quantity of saline solution. Injection of fluids beneath the skin. The continuous infusion under the skin of saline or other medicated solution to clean away blood, pus, and foreign matter from a wound. The treatment of dehydration by injecting fluids into the subcutaneous tissues (e.g., of the thighs, buttocks,…

  • Hypodermic syringe

    A device to which a hollow needle can be attached so that solutions can be injected through the skin, hypodermic. A syringe fitted with a hypodermic needle for injecting liquid under the skin. A syringe, fitted with a needle, used to administer drugs sub-dermally.  

  • Hypodermic

    Under, or inserted under, the skin, as in hypodermic injection. Beneath the skin. Relating to or located below the epidermis. A hypodermic needle is a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject substances into the body. May also be used to take liquid samples from the body, such as taking blood from a…

  • Hypocritical

    Pretending to be something that the person is not.  

  • Hypochondrium

    The abdominal region or cavity. Region of abdomen just below lowest rib on each side. One of the two hypochondriac regions in the upper part of the abdomen. The part of the abdomen beneath the lower ribs on each side of the epigastrium. This refers to the region on either side of the upper abdomen,…

  • Hypochondrial

    A persistent concern with one’s health, usually accompanied by real or imagined symptoms of a disease or illness. In elderly persons, is frequently a sign of depression: hypochondriasis.  

  • Hypochodriac

    A person with hypochondriasis.  

  • Hypoarousal

    A state in which the body is less aroused than normal.  

  • Hypoactivity

    Lethargy, hyperactivity.  

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