Category: H

Pain in the metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe resulting from flatfoot.  

A pre-sleep phenome non having the same practical significance as a dream but experienced during consciousness. It may include a sense of falling, of sinking, or of the ceiling moving.  

A hallucination pert, to touching the skin or to sensations of temperature or pain.  

A compound containing a halogen (i.e., bromine, chlorine, fluorine, or iodine) combined with a metal or some other radical.  

The oxygenation of hemoglobin, which lowers its affinity for carbon dioxide.  

Investigation of the chemical composition of hair. It is used in studying exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment, in poisoning investigations, in nutritional studies, and in monitoring the course of certain diseases. The sample should be obtained from new-growth hair within 5 cm of the scalp to reduce the chance of contamination of the…

A curved surgical needle with flattened sides.  

A rare chemical element; atomic weight 178.49, atomic number 72, specific gravity 13.31.  

An organism that normally colonizes the human respiratory tract and sometimes causes serious infections, including abscesses, endocarditis, and sepsis.  

An important vaccine-preventable cause of meningitis. In children, this organism also causes acute epiglottitis, pneumonia, septic arthritis, and cellulitis.