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Hemoglobinemia
Presence of excessive hemoglobin in blood plasma. The presence of hemoglobin in the blood plasma.
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Hematohidrosis
Secretion of sweat containing blood; also called hematidrosis.
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Hematocytopenia
Abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood.
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Hematocoele
Tumor or swelling caused by leakage of blood from blood vessels, especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis. A swelling caused by leakage of blood into a cavity, especially that of the membrane overlying the front and sides of the testis. A parametric (pelvic) hematocele is a swelling near the womb formed by…
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Hemarthrosis
Bleeding into a joint or joint cavity, causing pain and swelling of the joint area; may result from injury or certain diseases (e.g., hemophilia). Blood in the joint cavity from blunt trauma or penetrating wound, or occurring spontaneously in hemophiliac patients. The presence of blood within a joint, usually the result of a moderately severe…
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Heloma
Helo-mata, hard-tissue formation; a com or callus.
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Heliation
Use of sunlight for treatment.
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Heart valve
Any of four structures (two semilunar valves [pulmonary valve, aortic valve], the mitral valve, and the tricuspid valve) within the heart that, by closing and opening, control blood flow in the heart and permit flow in only one direction. The structure at the exit of each of the four chambers of the heart that allows…
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Hamstring tendon
Any of the tendons at the back of the knee; they connect the hamstring muscles with the bones of the knee area.
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Hamate bone
Wrist (carpal) bone that projects a hook-shaped (hamate) part on its palmar surface, in line with the fourth and fifth fingers. A hook-shaped bone of the wrist. It articulates with the pisiform and triquetral bones behind and with the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones in front. The most medical wrist (carpal) bone in the distal…
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