Category: H

An excess of air in anything, especially the lungs.  

An autosomal dominant disorder marked by high serum levels of IgE; eczema, mucosal candidiasis, and other cutaneous infections; pulmonary infections; retained primary dentition; scoliosis; and increased frequency of fractures.  

The scientific name for Saint John’s wort.  

Elevated levels of homocysteine in the bloodstream. High levels of homocysteine are found in the blood of patients with homocystinuria. Mildly elevated levels are found in many persons who consume a Western diet.  

Abnormal pleasure in anything.  

An abnormal amount of guanidine in the blood.  

A compulsion to write. It is found in persons with temporal lobe epilepsy and right hemispheric strokes a strokes and tumors, among other brain disorders.  

Excessive conversion of glycogen into glucose by hydrolysis.  

An accumulation of glycine in the blood. It is caused by a congenital defect in the ability to metabolize the amino acid glycine. There are at least six forms of this disease, all of which are associated with mental and growth retardation.  

Having excessive glandular secretions.