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Hematin
The acid radical which unites with the protein globin to form hemoglobin. Nonprotein iron-containing substance in blood. A chemical derivative of hemoglobin formed by removal of the protein part of the molecule and oxidation of the iron atom from the ferrous to the ferric form. The nonprotein portion of the hemoglobin molecule wherein the iron…
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Hemarthosis
An accumulation of blood in a joint.
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Helper-suppressor t-cell ratio
Ration of the number of helper T cells to the number of suppressor T cells. The normal ration of 2:1 is reversed in people suffering from AIDS.
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Helminth
A parasitic worm, example is a pinworm. Any of various parasitic worms, including flatworms, tapeworms, and roundworms, some of which infest humans causing disease. Any of the various parasitic worms, including the flukes, tapeworms, and nematodes. Another name for parasitic worms such as flukes, tapeworms (taeniasis) and nematodes (ascariasis). Threadworms are a specific type of…
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Heliotropism
Response of organisms to light, especially the sun’s rays.
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Heliotherapy
The use of the sun’s rays in treating a person. Treatment by sunlight or sunbathing. The use of sunlight to promote healing; sunbathing. Sunbathing; the exposure of the body to sunlight to promote healing. Treatment using sunlight or ultraviolet light exposure.
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Heimlich maneuver
A technique for expelling foreign matter that has become lodged in a person’s windpipe and who is choking. A procedure to use in cases of choking, when a person’s air passages are obstructed by food or a foreign object. Standing behind the choking person, the rescuer makes a fist, with thumb side up but thumb…
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Hegar’s sign
Softness on a part of the uterus that is found in pregnant women. A way of detecting pregnancy, by inserting the fingers into the uterus and pressing with the other hand on the pelvic cavity to feel if the neck of the uterus has become soft [After Alfred Hegar (1830-1914), Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology…
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Heel counters
Fitted heel cups inside shoes.
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Hedonistic ethic
A system of values maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain to all are the highest goods, absolutist ethic; relativistic ethic.
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