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Referring to a treatment in which someone is given oxygen at high pressure, used to treat carbon monoxide poisoning. A pressure that is greater than that of the standard atmosphere at sea level (1,013 millibars). Hyperbaric oxygenation is a procedure in which the patient is exposed to high-pressure oxygen. The technique is used for the…

A condition in which a woman produces too many androgens, associated with many problems such as hirsutism, acne, infertility and polycystic ovarian disease. Excess male hormone production and release into the blood stream.  

An extremely high sensitivity in the skin. Oversensitivity of a part of the body as found, for example, in certain neurological diseases such as herpes zoster or shingles. The medical term used to describe an unusually heightened sensitivity of the skin to common stimuli, like touch, is hyperaesthesia.  

An insufficient amount of blood in the body.  

A drug used as a sedative, in particular for treatment of motion sickness. A drug that prevents muscle spasm. It is used in the treatment of gastric or duodenal ulcers, spasm in the digestive system, and difficult or painful menstruation and also to relax the womb in labor. It can also be used to calm…

Relating to the hyoid bone. A U-shaped bone at the root of the tongue. The hyoid can be felt from the front of the neck, lying about 2-5 cm above the prominence of the thyroid cartilage. The hyoid bone is a small, U-shaped bone located centrally in the upper neck region. Unlike other bones, the…

A muscle which is attached to the hyoid bone and depresses the tongue. A muscle that serves to depress the tongue. It has its origin in the hyoid bone. A muscle arising from the body and greater cornu of the hyoid bone and inserted into the dorsum of the tongue. It draws the sides of…

An incision of the hymen during surgery. Incision of the hymen at the entrance to the vagina. This operation may be performed on a young girl if the membrane completely closes the vagina and thus impedes the flow of menstrual blood.  

The surgical removal of the hymen, or an operation to increase the size of the opening of the hymen. The surgical removal of any membrane. ln surgery and gynecology, the incision or removal of the hymen.  

A kind of cyst which contains a thin fluid. A type of cyst. It may develop from a lymphangioma (cystic hygroma) or from the liquified remains of a subdural hematoma (subdural hygroma).