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Hyperpropulsion
Using water pressure as a force to move objects; used to dislodge calculi in the urethra.
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Hyperleptinemia
Increased serum leptin level. Hyperpiesia persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found. Excess levels of leptin in the blood. Hyperleptinemia increases body fat content and stimulates appetite.
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Hyperkalemia
Is an elevated blood level of the electrolyte potassium. High concentration of potassium in the blood. Excessive amount of potassium in the blood usually caused by inadequate excretion of potassium or the shift of potassium from tissues. A greater than normal amount of potassium in the blood. Higher than normal concentration of potassium in the…
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Hyperinsulinemia
A condition in which there are excess levels of circulating insulin in the blood; also known as pre-diabetes. Excess levels of insulin circulating in the blood. In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), a condition in which hyperglycemia is present despite high levels of insulin in the bloodstream. Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia have been…
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Hyperglycemic
A substance that raises blood sugar levels. To an elevted blood glucose concentration. Related to, indicative of, or causing a rise in the blood glucose levels.
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Hyperglycemic, hyperglycaemia
High blood sugar; is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma. An excess of glucose in the blood. An excess of sugar in the blood that may occur in various diseases, typically in diabetes mellitus. The normal blood glucose level in the fasting state is between 3.5 and…
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Hyperemesis
Severe and persistent nausea and vomiting (morning sickness) during pregnancy. Severe vomiting, especially hyperemesis gravidarum, an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by severe vomiting, weight loss, fluid electrolyte imbalance, and, if severe, resultant brain, liver, and kidney damage. Treatment is by drugs to arrest vomiting and maintenance of adequate food intake and fluid and electrolyte…
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Hypercholesterolemia
High levels of cholesterol in the blood that increase a person’s risk for cardiovascular disease leading to stroke or heart attack. A condition in which the person has excessively high levels of serum cholesterol. Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol), a metabolic disorder, is characterized by high accumulations of fats in the blood. High cholesterol is the leading…
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Hyperammonemia, hyperammonaemia
A metabolic disturbance characterized by an excess of ammonia in the blood. An excess concentration of ammonia in the blood.
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Hydrophobia
A viral neuroinvasive disease that causes acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in warm-blooded animals. Also called rabies. Repelling water molecules, as do molecules with few or no polar covalent bonds. A disease spread through the bite of an infected dog or another rabies-carrying mammal. Its name is derived from the afflicted animal’s seeming aversion…
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