HALISTERESIS
\hˌalɪstəɹˈiːsɪs], \hˌalɪstəɹˈiːsɪs], \h_ˌa_l_ɪ_s_t_ə_ɹ_ˈiː_s_ɪ_s]\
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By William R. Warner
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[Greek] A condition in which the system or a part of it is deprived of its mineral salts; as H. ossium (=osteomalacia).
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.