HYSTEROPHYTE
Hys*ter"o*phyte, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant, like the fungus, which lives on dead or living organic
matter.
— Hys`ter*oph"y*tal, a.
HYSTEROTOMY
Hys`ter*ot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. hystérotomie.] (Med.)
Defn: The Cæsarean section. See under Cæsarean.
HYSTRICINE
Hys"tri*cine, a. Etym: [See Hystrix.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Like or pertaining to the porcupines.
HYSTRICOMORPHOUS
Hys`tri*co*mor"phous, a. Etym: [Hystrix + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Like, or allied to, the porcupines; — said of a group
(Hystricomorpha) of rodents.
HYSTRIX
Hys"trix, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of rodents, including the porcupine.