| Hartmann's curette | A curette, cutting on the side, for the removal of adenoids. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Hartmann's operation | Resection of the rectosigmoid colon beginning at or just above the peritoneal reflexion and extending proximally, with closure of the rectal stump and end-colostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann's solution | A solution containing NaCl, sodium lactate, CaCl2(dihydrate), and KCl in distilled water; used for the same purposes as Ringer's solution. Synonym: Hartmann's solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann, Alexis | <person> U.S. Paediatrician, 1898-1964. See: Hartmann's solution, Shaffer-Hartmann method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann, Arthur | <person> German laryngologist, 1849-1931. See: Hartmann's curette. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann, Henri | <person> French surgeon, 1860-1952. See: Hartmann's operation, Hartmann's pouch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hartmannella | A genus of free-living amoebae found in fresh water. The cysts usually pass harmlessly through the intestinal tract of man and may thus be found in feces. Occasionally, these organisms cause respiratory tract infections or generalised fatal meningoencephalitis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Shaffer-Hartmann method | An obsolete method for the quantitative determination of glucose in biological fluids, based on the reduction of copper by the reducing group of the sugar. (05 Mar 2000) |
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