| hepatoscopy | Examination of the liver. Origin: hepato-+ G. Skopeo, to examine (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hepatosplenitis | Inflammation of the liver and spleen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatosplenography | The use of a contrast medium to outline or depict the liver and spleen radiographically. Synonym: hepatolienography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatosplenomegaly | <clinical sign> Abnormal enlargement of both the liver and the spleen, may be seen in cases of leukaemia, lymphoma, acute mononucleosis and others. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hepatosplenopathy | Disease of the liver and spleen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatostomy | Establishment of a fissure into the liver. Origin: hepato-+ G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatotherapy | Rarely used term for:1. Treatment of disease of the liver. 2. Therapeutic use of liver extract or of the raw substance of the liver. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatotomy | Incision into the liver. Origin: hepato-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatotoxaemia | Autointoxication assumed to be due to improper functioning of the liver. Origin: hepato-+ G. Toxikon, poison, + haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatotoxic | <pharmacology> A compound that is toxic to liver cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
| hepatotoxicity | <pharmacology> Destructive to the liver. See: hepatotoxic. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hepatotoxin | A toxin that is destructive to parenchymal cells of the liver. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatovirus | A genus of picornaviridae causing infectious hepatitis naturally in humans and experimentally in other primates. It is transmitted through faecal contamination of food or water. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Hepatozoon | A genus of coccidian parasites (family Haemogregarinidae), in which schizogony occurs in the visceral organs, gametogony in the leukocytes or erythrocytes of vertebrate animals, and sporogony in certain ticks and other blood-sucking invertebrates. Hepatozoon canis occurs in dogs, cats, jackals, and hyenas, but is most pathogenic in dogs, in which it may cause serious disease and death; other species have been described from rats, mice, rabbits, and squirrels. Origin: hepato-+ G. Zoon, animal (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepes | <chemical> 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid. A dipolar ionic buffer. Pharmacological action: buffers. Chemical name: 1-Piperazineethanesulfonic acid, 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |