Glossary
BioScience.com.pk try the best to avoid the use of medical terms that could make it more difficult to understand the information on this website. Still, there are a number of terms that can’t be avoided and that are useful to know because they are so often used by the doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals with whom you might speak. The list below includes the terms used on BioScience.com.pk for which we have provided definitions.
Term | Definition |
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Hemosiderosis | Abnormal deposition of an iron-containing compound (hemosiderin) in tissues, often associated with diseases in which there is extensive destruction of red blood cells (e.g., thalassemia) |
Hemorrhoid | Swelling of vein(s) in the lower part of the rectum or anus |
Hemorrhage | 1. bleeding; escape of blood, usually from injured blood vessels |
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome | Also known as: HUS |
Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn | |
Hemolysis | Process by which red blood cells disintegrate, releasing their contents |
Hemoglobinopathy | A group of single gene disorders including structural hemoglobin variants (e.g., sickle cell hemoglobin) and the thalassemias |
Hemodialysis | Also known as: Dialysis |
Heinz Bodies | Precipitated hemoglobin that can be seen inside red blood cells under the microscope |
Half-life | The amount of time it takes for the body to inactivate or metabolize half of a substance; a second half-life would decrease the remainder by half again, and so on. |