See Also: paraproctium(medicine)

aitch (iou) and paraproctium (medicine)


aitch (iou)



aitch noun. Also ache. M16.
[Old French ache, perh. from Proto-Romance word exemplifying the sound.]
The letter H, h.
drop one's aitches fail to pronounce initial h in words.
aitchless adjective lacking an h; (esp. of a person or speech) characterized by a failure to pronounce initial h's: L19.

paraproctium (medicine)


paraproctium


The cellular tissue surrounding the rectum.

Origin: para-+ G. Proktos, anus