|
H
- hallucination
- perception of objects
or events that are not actually present
- hallux valgus
- twisting of the big toe
toward the outer side of the foot
- helminthiasis
- diseased state due to
intestinal parasites such as nematodes, cestodes,
trematodes, and acanthocephalans
- hematoma
- localized blood clot
within an organ or tissue
- hematuria
- blood in the
urine
- hemodialysis
- process of separating
water and small soluble substances from the
blood
- hemolysis
- breaking down of red
blood cells
- hemolytic
icterus
- jaundice due to
hemolysis
- hemorrhage
- profuse blood
flow
- hemorrhagic
nephritis
- acute
glomerulonephritis accompanied by hematuria (blood in the
urine)
- hemorrhoids
- varicose disorder
causing painful swellings at the anus; piles
- hemostatic
- stopping blood flow;
antihemorrhagic agent
- hepatitis
- liver inflammation,
typically due to a virus or toxic substance
- hepatotoxic
- poisonous to the
liver
- herpes simplex
- infection, often
recurrent, caused by herpes virus type 1 and 2 and typically
found on the the lip or genetalia
- hetero-
- in botany,
different
- hippocampus
- brain structure that
forms the edge of the cortical mantle of the cerebral
hemisphere
- HIV
- abbreviation for human
immunodeficiency virus
- holo-
- in botany,
entire
- homeopathic
- a product containing
infinitesimal doses of a drug that would, in normal doses,
produce symptoms of the disease that it is intended to
treat
- homo-
- in botany, like,
same
- HPLC
- high performance liquid
chromatography
- human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- a retrovirus associated
with onset of advanced immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS)
- hybrid
- an individual (plant or
animal) whose parents are different varieties of the same
species or belong to different but closely allied
species
- hydrops (dropsy)
- an excessive
accumulation of clear, watery fluid in any of the tissues or
cavities of the body; edema, ascites,
anasarca
- hypercalcemia
- excess calcium in the
blood
- hypercholesterolemia
- excess cholesterol in
the blood
- hypercrinia
- excessive secretion of
mucus
- hyperemia
- condition of increased
blood accumulation in a portion of the body, due to
inflammation, obstruction to blood flow, or local relaxation
of arterioles
- hyperemic
- causing increased blood
accumulation in a portion of the body; relating to
hyperemia
- hyperhidrosis
- excessive
sweating
- hypertension
- high blood
pressure
- hyperthyroidism
- an abnormal condition
of the thyroid gland resulting in excessive secretion of
thyroid hormones characterized by an increased metabolism
and weight loss
- hypertonia
- excessive concentration
of salts in the blood; condition of having a greater osmotic
pressure than a reference solution (blood or interstitial
fluid), having a fluid in which cells shrink
- hypertrophy
- increase in the size of
an organ due to enlargement of its cells; frequently with a
corresponding increase in functional capacity
- hypokalemia
- abnormally low blood
potassium
- hypothermia
- abnormally low body
temperature
- hypothrombinemia
- abnormally low amounts
of thrombin circulating in the blood, resulting in an
increased tendency to bleed
- hypothyroidism
- diminished production
of thyroid hormone, leading to low metabolic rate, tendency
to gain weight, and somnolence
- hypotonia
- lessened tension;
arterial relaxation
- hypotonic-asthenic
dyskinesia
- condition characterized
by weakened voluntary movements
- hypoxic
tolerance
- ability to function
despite below-normal availability of oxygen to
tissue
|
