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  • Haematochyluria, hematochyluria

    The discharge of blood and chyle (emulsified fat) in the urine.  

  • Haematochezia

    Passage of stools containing blood.  

  • Haematinic

    Improving the quality of the blood, its haemoglobin level and the number of erythrocytes. General term for those nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, required for the formation and development of blood cells in bone marrow (the process of haematopoiesis), deficiency of which may result in anaemia. A drug which increases haemoglobin in…

  • Haematemesis, Hematemesis

    Vomiting of blood from the stomach, a sign of serious digestive disorders or of possible child abuse, resulting from internal injuries Vomiting of blood, most often caused by bleeding in the esophagus (e.g., from varicose veins), stomach, or upper intestine (e.g., from an ulcer). Vomiting of new or old blood from bleeding stomach or esophagus;…

  • Haemagogic

    Promoting a flow of blood.  

  • Gynecopathy

    Any or various diseases specific to women.  

  • GSTM 2

    Glutathione S transferase M2, a major group of detoxification enzymes.  

  • GSTM

    Glutathione S transferase M1, a major group of detoxification enzymes.  

  • GSSG

    Glutathione disulfides are biologically important intracellular thiols, and alterations in the GSH/GSSG ratio are often used to assess exposure of cells to oxidative stress.  

  • GSH-Px

    Glutathione peroxidase, general name of an enzyme family with peroxidase activity whose main biological role is to protect the organism from oxidative damage.  

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