| Ham, Thomas Hale | <person> U.S. Physician, *1905. See: Ham's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Hale's colloidal iron stain | <technique> A stain used to distinguish acid mucopolysaccharides such as hyaluronic acid; may be combined with PAS to also visualise carbohydrate-containing proteins and glycoproteins. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ham | 1. <anatomy> The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. 2. The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking. "A plentiful lack of wit, together with most weak ham." (Shak) Origin: AS. Ham; akin to D. Ham, dial. G. Hamme, OHG. Hamma. Perh. Named from the bend at the ham, and akin to E. Chamber. Cf. Gammon ham. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Ham's test | Lysis of the patient's red cells in acidified fresh serum, specific for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria. Synonym: Ham's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Addison, Thomas | <person> English physician, 1793-1860. See: Addison's anaemia, Addison's disease, addisonian anaemia, addisonian crisis, Addison-Biermer disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Addis, Thomas | <person> U.S. Internist, 1881-1949. See: Addis count. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Barlow, Sir Thomas | <person> British physician, 1845-1945. See: Barlow's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bartholin, Thomas | <person> Danish anatomist, 1616-1680. See: Bartholin's anus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bayes, Thomas | <person> British mathematician, 1702-1761. See: Bayes theorem. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brodie, Thomas Gregor | <person> British physiologist, 1866-1916. See: Brodie fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brushfield, Thomas | <person> British physician, 1858-1937. See: Brushfield's spots, Brushfield-Wyatt disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Buzzard, Thomas | <person> English physician, 1831-1919. See: Buzzard's manoeuvre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gilchrist, Thomas | <person> U.S. Physician, 1862-1927. See: Gilchrist's disease, Gilchrist's mycosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gilmer, Thomas | <person> U.S. Oral surgeon, 1849-1931. See: Gilmer wiring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| McMurray, Thomas | <person> British surgeon, *1889. See: McMurray test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Graham, Thomas | <person> English chemist. Lived: 1805-1869. See: Graham's law. (05 Mar 2000) |