Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Iatrogenic disease
An illness caused by improper medication or medical care. A disease caused by or arising as a complication of medical or surgical intervention. A condition inadvertently caused by medical treatment or a physician’s actions is termed an iatrogenic disease. For instance, if too much of an overactive thyroid gland is surgically removed, resulting in an…
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Iatreion
In ancient Greece, a physician’s shop or office.
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Hysterotomy
A form of abortion resembling a caesarian section An incision is made through the abdominal wall and the fetus and other products of pregnancy are removed. This method is used between the 13th and 19th weeks of pregnancy, vacuum aspiration; dilation and curettage; menstrual extraction; saline induction. Surgical incision (cutting) of the uterus, sometimes done…
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Hysterosalpingogram
The use of a dye to determine whether the fallopian tubes are obstructed. An X-ray of a woman’s reproductive organs, a picture enhanced by dyes pumped in through the vagina, often during a search for causes of infertility. Most reliably performed at the early part of a woman’s menstrual cycle, the test is aimed at…
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Hysterical personality
A personality trait characterized by the attempt to control relations with others by simulation of sickness. The mental condition of a person who is unstable, lacks usual feelings and is dependent on others (dated).
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Hysterical neurosis
The DSM-IV category for dissociative and somatoform disorders. A former term utilized to refer to conversion disorder or dissociative disorder.
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Hysterectomy
A surgical procedure to remove the uterus, either through the abdominal wall or through the vagina. Total is the removal of the uterus and both ovaries. The surgical removal of the uterus, often either to treat cancer or because of the presence of fibroids. Surgical removal of the uterus, through the abdominal wall or the…
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Hypoxic hypoxia
A condition resulting from decreased oxygen reaching the blood in the lungs.
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Hypothesis testing
In research, the process of statistical inference whereby the likelihood that an observed value, such as the difference between means, is typical of what might be expected as a result of random sampling variation and chance error or is atypically larger and, therefore, the result of some other influence.
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Hypothesis guessing
In research, subjects guessing what the researcher has in mind and reacting accordingly.
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