Hæmorrhage, Hem-, hem′or-āj, n. a discharge of blood from the blood-vessels.—adj. Hæmorrhag′ic. [Gr. haimorrhagia—haima, blood, rhēgnynai, to burst.]
Hæmorrhoids, Hem-, hem′or-oidz, n.pl. dilated veins liable to discharge blood, esp. piles.—adj. Hæmorrhoid′al. [Gr. haimorrhoides—haima, blood, rhein, to flow.]
Hæmostasia, hē-mo-stā′si-a, n. stagnation of blood in any part: any operation for arresting the flow of blood, as the ligation of an artery.—adj. Hæmostat′ic, stopping or preventing hæmorrhage, styptic. [Gr. haima, blood, stasis, a standing.]
Haet, Hait, hāt, n. (Scot.) a whit.
Haffet, haf′et, n. (Scot.) the side of the head, the temples. [Prob. half-head—A.S. healf-héafod.]
Hafflin, haf′lin, adj. (Scot.) half-grown.—n. a fool.
Haft, haft, n. a handle.—v.t. to set in a haft: to establish firmly. [A.S. hæft; Ger. heft.]
Hag, hag, n. an ugly old woman, originally a witch: one of the Round Mouths, allied to the lamprey.—adj. Hag′gish, hag-like.—adv. Hag′gishly.—adj. Hag′-rid′den, ridden by witches, as a horse: troubled by nightmare.—ns. Hag′-seed, a witch's offspring; Hag′ship, the personality of a hag; Hag′weed, the common broom, a broomstick being usually bestridden by a witch in her flight through the air. [A.S. hægtesse, a witch; Ger. hexe.]
Hag, hag, n. (Scot.) any broken ground in a moss or bog: brushwood to be cut down.
Hagberry, hag′ber-i, n. the bird-cherry—sometimes Hack′berry. [Prob. Scand.; Ice. heggr.]