| hepato | <anatomy> Pertaining to the liver. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| hepato-pancreas | <marine biology> Digestive gland of crustaceans with functions approximately analogous to liver and pancreas of vertebrates enzyme secretion, food absorption and storage. <zoology> A digestive gland in Crustacea, Mollusca, etc, usually called the liver, but different from the liver of vertebrates. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hepatobiliary | <anatomy> Pertaining to the liver and the bile or the biliary ducts. (18 Nov 1997) |
| hepatobiliary imaging | <radiology> The hepatobiliary scan (Tc-99m DISIDA or MBF) is the initial procedure of choice to diagnose acute cholecystitis., Sensitivity 95% False negatives: acalculous cholecystitis, Specificity 95% False positives: non-fasting state, alcoholism, parenteral nutrition (TPN), acute pancreatitis, recent narcotic use, hepatocellular disease (12 Dec 1998) |
| hepatoblastoma | <radiology> 3rd most common intra-abdominal malignancy (after neuroblastoma and Wilms tumour), kids: 50% before 18 m/o, almost all less than 3 years of age, right lobe (75%), both lobes or multicentric (33%), metastasis at diagnosis in 10% most likely to be local invasion, regional nodes, lungs, increased aFP in 67-90%, liver enzymes usually normal associated with, hemihypertrophy, macroglossia, sexual precocity (12 Dec 1998) |
| hepatocarcinoma | <oncology, tumour> Malignant tumour derived from hepatocytes. Associated with hepatitis B in 80-90% of cases. (18 Nov 1997) |
| hepatocele | <medicine> Hernia of the liver. Origin: Gr, the liver + tumour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hepatocellular | <anatomy> Pertaining to or affecting liver cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
| hepatocellular adenoma | <radiology> Liver cell adenoma (LCA), rare, benign, F more than M, atypical hepatocytes, no bile ducts or Kuppfer cells (unlike FNH), haemorrhage common, NM: cold nodule associated with: oral contraceptives, type 1 glycogen storage disease (von Gierke) (12 Dec 1998) |
| hepatocellular carcinoma | <oncology, tumour> A tumour of the liver. The most common primary malignant liver tumour is hepatocellular carcinoma. Risk factors include chronic active hepatitis B and cirrhosis of the liver (for example alcohol aetiology). (27 Sep 1997) |
| hepatocellular jaundice | Jaundice resulting from diffuse injury or inflammation or failure of function of the liver cells, usually referring to viral or toxic hepatitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatocholangioenterostomy | Synonym: hepaticoenterostomy. Origin: hepato-+ G. Chole, bile, + angeion, vessel, + enteron, intestine, + stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatocholangiojejunostomy | Union of the hepatic duct to the jejunum. Origin: hepato-+ G. Chole, bile, + angeion, vessel, + jejunostomy (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatocholangiostomy | Creation of an opening into the common bile duct to establish drainage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatocholangitis | Inflammation of the liver and biliary tree. (05 Mar 2000) |