Category: H

A space between diaphragm and intestine and behind membrane lining the abdominal cavity.  

Downward turning of the eye when the eyes do not act together. A type of strabismus in which one visual axis lies below the other. A condition where the line of sight from one eye is positioned lower than the other.  

The lowermost part of the throat that leads to the voice box and esophagus. The part of the pharynx between the hyoid bone and the bottom of the cricoid cartilage. The lower portion of the pharynx that opens into the larynx anteriorly and the esophagus posteriorly.  

Deficient retention of a substance by a tissue.  

Sluggish peristalsis, the wormlike contractions normal to tubular organs, especially of the digestive system.  

Impaired digestion owing to lack of pepsin.  

Defective activity of the ovaries.  

Defective activity of the testes.  

Suffusion of blood beneath the nail. An extravasation of blood beneath the nail.  

Thickened skin underneath free end of nail; nail bed. Free edge portion of the nail growing beyond the phalanx tips. Slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and free edge of the natural nail plate.