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  • Holography

    A method of producing pictures in which the image appears as a three-dimensional representation of the original object. The picture obtained is called a hologram (i.e., whole message).  

  • Holodiastolic

    Relating to the entire diastole, especially a murmur that occurs during all of diastole.  

  • Holoacardius

    A congenitally deformed monozygotic twin fetus with no heart. The in utero circulation is obtained from the heart of the twin to which the deformed fetus is attached.  

  • Holmium

    A rare earth metal, whose atomic weight is 164.930 and atomic number is 67.  

  • Holmgren’s test

    An obsolete test in which the patient matches colored skeins of yam to test for color blindness.  

  • Sebileau’s hollow

    A depression in the floor of the mouth between the tongue and the sublingual glands.  

  • Hollow

    Having a cavity or space inside.  

  • Holiday heart syndrome

    The association of cardiac arrhythmias, especially atrial fibrillation, with binge drinking.  

  • Holding area

    An Emergency Department area in which patients are kept temporarily before being transferred to an intensive care unit.  

  • Holden’s line

    A wrinkle or indistinct furrow in the groin at the junction of the thigh and the abdomen laterally indicating the position of the capsule of the hip joint.  

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