Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of the family Hippidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly in the sand by pushing themselves backward; -- called also
bait bug . SeeIllust. underanomura .
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Examples
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I suppose she could ask, or ask my physician, but that information should be protected under hippa.
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And did she violate hippa laws and discuss M's medical history with someone that she shouldn't have?
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The medical records are hippa protected – noone’s gonna see that.
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