| hydrops | <disease> A name applied to recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and deafness. A dysfunction of the semi-circular canals (endolymphatic sac) in the inner ear. Symptoms include dizziness, hearing loss (one-sided), vertigo, nausea, vomiting and abnormal eye movements. Treatment includes anticholinergics, antihistamines and other medications which relieve vertigo. Diuretic medications have been used to lower pressure in the endolymphatic sac. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| hydrops articuli | <medicine> An effusion of watery liquid into the cavity of a joint. Origin: NL. See Hydro-, 1, and Arthrosis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hydrops foetalis | <embryology, paediatrics> A severe form of the genetic disorder thalassaemia in which all four alpha chain polypeptides making up the haemoglobin molecule (the protein which transports oxygen in the body) are missing due to a defect in the gene which codes for them. As a result, affected individuals die at or before birth. (09 Oct 1997) |
| hydrops ovarii | A collection of fluid in the ovary. Synonym: hydrops ovarii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hydrops pericardii | An obsolete term for pericardial effusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hydrops tubae | Accumulation of serous fluid in the fallopian tube, often an end result of pyosalpinx. Synonym: hydrops tubae. Origin: hydro-+ G. Salpinx, trumpet Intermittent hydrosalpinx, intermittent discharge of watery fluid from the oviduct. Synonym: hydrops tubae profluens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hydrops tubae profluens | intermittent hydrosalpinx |
| halo sign of hydrops | A discredited roentgenographic sign of foetal hydrops caused by scalp oedema so that a definite corona surrounds the skull. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| endolymphatic hydrops | A name applied to recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and deafness. A dysfunction of the semi-circular canals (endolymphatic sac) in the inner ear. Symptoms include dizziness, hearing loss (one-sided), vertigo, nausea, vomiting and abnormal eye movements. Treatment includes anticholinergics, antihistamines and other medications which relieve vertigo. Diuretic medications have been used to lower pressure in the endolymphatic sac. (27 Sep 1997) |
| foetal hydrops | <radiology> Immune, Rh sensitization (erythroblastosis foetalis), non-immune, thalassaemia, structural defects (e.g., lung tumour), cardiac arrhythmia (secondary to conduction defect), ultrasound findings: foetal ascites and/or pleural or pericardial effusion, subcutaneous oedema, polyhydramnios, thick, hydropic placenta (12 Dec 1998) |