Category: H

Loud, very low-pitched, booming sounds usually heard over superinflated lungs. An increased resonance produced when an area is percussed. An unusually hollow sound detected during chest percussion, which might suggest a collapsed lung.  

Analysis of urine to detect cortisol byproducts.  

Sweat production and excretion.  

Respiratory disease characterized by a collapsed alveoli due to the lack of surfactant, a substance produced by the lungs to keep the alveoli inflated. A disease seen mainly in premature infants, who may lack a substance, called surfactant, that stabilizes the air sacs in the lung. Without surfactant, the air sacs collapse, causing respiratory distress;…

A sexually transmitted agent that causes genital warts and severe cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; it is a precursor to cervical cancer. A group of viruses that may produce genital warts and genital tract cancers. A group of viruses that can cause genital warts in males and females and can cause cervical cancer in females. A virus…

Substance secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that regulates cellular division and protein synthesis required for normal growth of tissues. A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. Blood levels provide a measure of pituitary function.  

Recording of cardiac activity by a portable device which the patient wears for as long as 24 hours. A portable device for recording and analyzing the electrical activity of the heart over an extended period, usually 24 to 48 hours. Holter monitoring is also known as ambulatory electrocardiography, since it allows continuous recording of the…

Partial gastrectomy with suturing of the lesser curvature of the stomach and anastomosis of the jejunum.  

A phagocytic cell present in connective tissue; occurs naturally as part of the body’s immune system.  

Virus that causes chickenpox.