Category: H

Increased blood amylase. It is often found in pancreatitis and/or diseases of the salivary glands, but may occasionally be present in normal people.  

The presence of an excess of amino acids in the urine.  

An abnormal concentration of amino acids in the blood.  

A condition of excessive alkalinity.  

Increased albumin in the blood.  

Abnormal sensitivity to sensory stimulation.  

The dried leaves of the plant Hyoscyamus niger; a narcotic that also acts as an antispasmodic. A relative of atropine, hyoscyamus is also known as henbane.  

An order of insects that includes ants, bees, hornets, and wasps.  

The science of membranes and their diseases.  

The dwarf tapeworm, a parasite in the intestine of rats and mice; also commonly found in humans. It averages about 1 in (2.51 cm) in length and differs from other tapeworms in that it is capable of completing its life cycle within a single host. The parasite, which in humans lives in the proximal ileum,…