| hasamiyami | A fever occurring in Japan in the autumn; resembles Weil's disease, but is milder and is caused by the autumnalis serovar of Leptospira interrogans. Synonym: akiyami, autumn fever, sakushu fever, seven-day fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Haser | Heinrich, German physician, 1811-1884. See: Haser's formula, Trapp-Haser formula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Haser's formula | A formula to determine the number of grams of urinary solids per liter, obtained by multiplying 2.33 by the last two figures of the specific gravity of the urine. Synonym: Christison's formula, Trapp's formula, Trapp-Haser formula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hashimoto | Japanese surgeon, 1881-1934. See: Hashimoto's disease, Hashimoto's struma, Hashimoto's thyroiditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hashimoto's disease | <endocrinology> Inflammation of the thyroid gland without the formation of pus. Noninfectious nonbacterial thyroid inflammation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Hashimoto's struma | <endocrinology> Inflammation of the thyroid gland without the formation of pus. Noninfectious nonbacterial thyroid inflammation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Hashimoto's thyroiditis | <endocrinology> Inflammation of the thyroid gland without the formation of pus. Noninfectious nonbacterial thyroid inflammation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hashish | A slightly acrid gum resin produced by the common hemp (Cannabis saltiva), of the variety Indica, when cultivated in a warm climate; also, the tops of the plant, from which the resinous product is obtained. It is narcotic, and has long been used in the East for its intoxicating effect. See: bhang, ganja. Origin: Ar. Hashish. (06 Mar 1998) |
| hask | A basket made of rushes or flags, as for carrying fish. See: Hassock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haslet | The edible viscera, as the heart, liver, etc, of a beast, especially. Of a hog. Alternative forms: harslet. Origin: F. Hatelettes broil, for hastelettes, fr. F. Haste spit; cf. L. Hasta spear, and also OHG. Harst gridiron. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Hasner | Joseph Ritter von, Czechoslovakian ophthalmologist, 1819-1892. See: Hasner's fold, Hasner's valve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hasner's fold | A fold of mucous membrane guarding the lower opening of the nasolacrimal duct. Synonym: plica lacrimalis, Bianchi's valve, Hasner's fold, Hasner's valve, Huschke's valve, Rosenmuller's valve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hasner's valve | A fold of mucous membrane guarding the lower opening of the nasolacrimal duct. Synonym: plica lacrimalis, Bianchi's valve, Hasner's fold, Hasner's valve, Huschke's valve, Rosenmuller's valve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hassall | Arthur, British physician, 1817-1894. See: Hassall's bodies, Hassall's concentric corpuscle, Hassall-Henle bodies, Virchow-Hassall bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hassall's bodies | Small spherical bodies of keratinised and usually squamous epithelial cells arranged in a concentric pattern around clusters of degenerating lymphocytes, eosinophils, and macrophages; found in the medulla of the lobules of the thymus. Synonym: Hassall's bodies, Hassall's concentric corpuscle, Virchow-Hassall bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |