Category: H

A padded garment worn around the buttocks, iliac crest, and proximal femur designed to absorb the shock of a fall and decrease the likelihood of a hip fracture, especially in athletes, older adults, or persons with osteoporosis.  

A Greek physician referred to as the Father of Medicine because he was the first healer to attempt to record medical experiences for future reference. By so doing he established the foundation for the scientific basis of medical practice. Hippocrates, a Greek physician born around 460 BC on the island of Cos, earned the title…

The posterior part of the foot consisting of the talus and calcaneus.  

An abnormal lengthening of the uvula.  

A rare, steroid-hormone-producing tumor of the ovary. It is an occasional cause of virilization (deepening voice, facial hair growth, and male pattern baldness) in women.  

An androgen-producing cell found in the ovarian hilum. It is analogous to the male Leydig cell.  

A law stating that the trunk of a nerve sends branches not only to a particular muscle but also to the joint moved by that muscle and to the skin overlying the insertion of that muscle.  

A physical finding formerly used to determine aortic regurgitation. When the blood pressure in the leg is 20 to 40 mm Hg higher than in the arm, this sign is considered positive and indicative of aortic regurgitation.  

An indentation fracture of the posterolateral humeral head that occurs following an anterior dislocation of the glenohumeral joint. The lesion involves the cartilage of the humeral head, causing instability that may predispose the individual to subsequent anterior glenohumeral dislocations.  

A small eminence or projection.