Category: H

An inflammation of the hair follicles caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, occurring after exposure to contaminated bath, spa, or swimming pool water. The infection resolves without treatment in about 14 days.  

A perianal fistula in which the tract goes around the rectum and communicates with the skin at one or more points.  

The fissure extending from the posterior part of the corpus callosum to the tip of the temporal lobe of the brain.  

An air filter capable of removing 99.7% of particles greater than 0.3 μm in diameter.  

The portion of an object seen when the high-magnification lenses of a microscope are used.  

A newborn with abnormal skin that resembles a thick horny armor, divided into areas by deep red fissures. Affected infants die within a few days. The condition is also known as ichthyosis fetalis and ichthyosiform erythroderma, which were once regarded as separate diseases but are now known to represent different degrees of severity of the…

Artificial fertilization of a woman’s ovum by her husband’s sperm. The ovum and sperm are united while both are outside the body and then are placed intravaginally during the optimum time for fertilization.  

Assisted fertilization of a woman’s ova with donor sperm.  

A cytokine, classed as a monokine, that is involved in immune and inflammatory responses. It is produced by macrophages and stimulates production of smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts.  

An enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis.