FINAL WORDS HAEMOGLOBIN or HEMOGLOBIN hēmə'glōbin / hemə'glōbin
n. protein in red blood cells that carries the oxygen Origin: Shortened from haemato + globulin/Greek haima, ‘blood’ Sentence: If your haemoglobin count is low you are anemic.
HAEMORRHAGE or HEMORRHAGE 'hemərij
n. profuse bleeding; persistent and severe loss Origin: Greek haimorrhagia, ‘bursting of blood’ Sentence: The patient was rushed to the hospital because of the haemorrhage from her injuries.
HALLUCINATION n. illusion; fantasy; figment of the imagination həloosi'nāshən / həlūsi'nāshən Origin: Latin (h)allucinari, ‘to wander in mind’ Sentence: He said that he was seeing and hearing things, but it was only hallucination. HAPLOGRAPHY hap'logrəfi
HARANGUE hə'raŋ
HARMONIUM har'mōniəm
HEORTOLOGY ior'toləji HETEROGENEOUS het(ə)rə'jēniəs het(ə)rə'jeniəs het(ə)rō'jēniəs
n. (in writing) accidental omission of letters when these are repeated in a word Origin: Greek haplous (‘single’) + suffix graphy Sentence: An example of haplography is seen in the writing of ‘philophy’ instead of ‘philosophy’ n., v. lengthy and earnest speech; to make a harangue Origin: Latin harenga Sentence: The Staff was subjected to a harangue that lasted for full fifteen minutes. n. keyboard instrument in which notes are produced by air blown through reeds Origin: Latin harmonia, ‘harmony’ Sentence: This chapel still has a harmonium, which the organist plays on Sundays. n. Study of church festivals Origin: Greek Sentence: As a major in heortology, she attends many different types of church festivals adj. composed of many different kinds; diverse Origin: Greek heteros (‘other’) + genos (‘kind’) Sentence: There was a heterogeneous mass of papers to be sorted.
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