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Spontaneous hypoglycemia
A low blood sugar condition caused by the pancreas overproducing insulin. This can stem from a pancreatic growth or a disruption in the endocrine system. Symptoms include hunger, sweating, muscle tremors, confusion, seizures, and potentially coma. Occasionally, individuals charged with impaired driving may assert they were experiencing hypoglycemia, not intoxication.
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Hypnolepsy
An unusual urge to sleep, also known as narcolepsy.
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Benign hypertension
The name of this condition can be deceiving, as it’s not truly benign. While high blood pressure might exist for years without apparent harm, it eventually can lead to complications like heart failure, retinal bleeding, or a stroke.
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Active hyperemia
Increased blood flow from an artery causing congestion.
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Hyperacousis
An unusually sharp sense of hearing.
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Hydruria
The excretion of significant volumes of urine with a low specific gravity.
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Hydramnios hydramnion
The stretching of the amnion due to an excess of amniotic fluid. The amnion is the membrane that encases the fetus in the womb.
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Hutchinson’s triad
Three conditions diagnostic of hereditary syphilis. They are: (1) diffuse inflammation of the eye, especially the cornea; (2) disease of the labyrinth of the ear; and (3) Hutchinson’s teeth.
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Hutchinson’s pupil
A diagnostic indication of bleeding within the brain. The pupil on the side of the hemorrhage becomes enlarged, while the pupil on the opposite side constricts.
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Humanized milk
Cow’s milk that has undergone a process to reduce its fat content and increase its sugar content, making it closely resemble human milk. Cow’s milk modified in its composition to closely resemble human milk.
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