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halteres
hal·ter 1 H0032500 (hôl′tər)n.1. A device made of rope or straps that fits around the head of an animal and is used to lead or secure the animal.2. Archaic a. A rope with a noose used for execution by hanging.b. Death or execution by hanging.3. A garment having a front supported by a strap or straps running behind the neck, leaving the arms, shoulders, and back bare.adj. Of, relating to, or being a garment having a front that is supported by a strap or straps running behind the neck: a halter dress.tr.v. hal·tered, hal·ter·ing, hal·ters 1. To put a halter on.2. To control with or as if with a halter.3. Archaic To hang (someone).
[Middle English, from Old English hælftre.]
hal·ter 2 H0032500 (hôl′tər, hăl′-) or hal·ter·e (hôl′tîr′ē, hăl′-)n. pl. hal·ter·es (-tîr′ēz) Either of the small, clublike balancing organs that are the rudimentary hind wings of flies. Also called balancer.
[Latin haltēr, lead weights used in leaping exercises, from sing. of Greek haltēres, from hallesthai, to jump; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]EncyclopediaSeehalterHalsted's radical mastectomy Halsted's radical mastectomy A mutilating surgical operation for breast cancer involving total removal of the breast and the underlying muscles, the fat under the skin, the lymph nodes in the arm pit (axilla) and a wide area of skin. This kind of radical surgery is now rarely performed. (William Stewart Halsted, 1852–1922, American surgeon) |