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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Hydropic | Retaining excessive amounts of fluids |
Hydrocephalus | A condition in which the chambers (ventricles) within the brain become enlarged due to an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid |
Human leukocyte antigens | Also known as: HLA
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Hirsutism | Abnormal hairiness, especially an adult male pattern of hair distribution in a female |
Heterozygous | Having two different copies of a particular gene, one of which may be abnormal |
Heterophile Antibody | A human antibody that reacts with proteins from another species; may lead to innaccurate results in immunoassay tests; sometimes used to refer to antibodies associated with infectious mononucleosis |
Hereditary | Genetic; passed from parent to offspring |
Hepatocellular carcinoma | Also known as: HCC |
Hemostasis | The stopping of bleeding or the flow of blood |
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 | A condition in which antibodies in a pregnant woman's blood cross the placenta and destroy her baby's red blood cells; develops when the mother and baby have differences in one or more blood group antigens |
Hemolysis | Process by which red blood cells disintegrate, releasing their contents |