Hippocratism
(Hip*poc"ra*tism) n. The medical philosophy or system of Hippocrates.
Hippocrene
(Hip"po*crene) n. [L., fr. Gr. "i`ppos horse + a fountain.] A fountain on Mount Helicon in
Botia, fabled to have burst forth when the ground was struck by the hoof of Pegasus. Also, its waters,
which were supposed to impart poetic inspiration. Keats.
Nor maddening draughts of Hippocrene.
Longfellow. Hippocrepian
(Hip"po*crep"i*an) n. [See Hippocrepiform.] (Zoöl.) One of an order of fresh-water Bryozoa,
in which the tentacles are on a lophophore, shaped like a horseshoe. See Phylactolæma.
Hippocrepiform
(Hip`po*crep`i*form) a. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + shoe + -form.] (Bot.) Shaped like a horseshoe.
Hippodame
(Hip"po*dame) n. [Cf. F. hippopotame.] A fabulous sea monster. [Obs.] Spenser.
Hippodrome
(Hip"po*drome) n. [L. hippodromos, Gr. "i`ppos horse + course, fr. to run: cf. F. hippodrome.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.) A place set apart for equestrian and chariot races.
2. An arena for equestrian performances; a circus.
Hippogriff
(Hip"po*griff) n. [F. hippogriffe; cf. It. ippogrifo. See Hippopotamus, Griffon.] (Myth.) A
fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin. Milton.
Hippolith
(Hip"po*lith) n. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + -lith.] A concretion, or kind of bezoar, from the intestines
of the horse.
Hippopathology
(Hip`po*pa*thol`o*gy) n. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + E. pathology: cf. F. hippopathologie.]
The science of veterinary medicine; the pathology of the horse.
Hippophagi
(Hip*poph"a*gi) n. pl. [NL. See Hippophagous.] Eaters of horseflesh.
Hippophagism
(Hip*poph"a*gism) n. Hippophagy. Lowell.
Hippophagist
(Hip*poph"a*gist) n. One who eats horseflesh.