Glu´te-us. [Gr.] A name given to muscles of the hip.

Hem´or-rhage. [Gr. ἁιμα, haima, blood and ρηγνυω, rēgnuo, to burst.] A discharge of blood from an artery or vein.

Hu´mer-us. [L.] The bone of the arm.

Hy´a-loid. [Gr.] A transparent membrane of the eye.

Hy´dro-gen. [Gr. ὑδωρ, water, and γενναω, to generate.] A gas which constitutes one of the elements of water.

Hy´gi-ene. [Gr. ὑγιεινον, hugieînon, health.] The part of medicine which treats of the preservation of health.

Hy´oid. [Gr. υ and ειδος, eîdos, shape.] A bone of the tongue resembling the Greek letter upsilon in shape.

Hy-oid´e-us. Pertaining to the hyoid bone.

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Hy´po-glos´sal. Under the tongue. The name of a nerve of the tongue.