| amethyst | (noun) a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone | - |
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| hysterectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the uterus | - |
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| hysteresis | (noun) the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field | - |
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| hysteria | (noun) excessive or uncontrollable fear | - |
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| (noun) neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions | Synonyms: hysterical neurosis |
| (noun) state of violent mental agitation | Synonyms: craze, delirium, frenzy, fury |
| hysteric | (noun) a person suffering from hysteria | - |
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| hysterics | (noun) an attack of hysteria | - |
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| hysterocatalepsy | (noun) hysteria with cataleptic symptoms | - |
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| hysterosalpingogram | (noun) X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes; usually done in diagnosing infertility (to see if there any blockages) | - |
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| hysteroscopy | (noun) visual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vagina | - |
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| hysterotomy | (noun) surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section) | - |
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| panhysterectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes | Synonyms: radical hysterectomy |
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| shyster | (noun) a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods | Synonyms: pettifogger |
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