| heparin |
A drug that decreases the blood's ability to clot.
Ãâó: www.thebody.com/hivnews/aidscare/dec97/pullout.htm...
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| hepat- |
liver hepat/itis (liver inflammation)
Ãâó: www.thebody.com/gmhc/issues/jan01/terminology.html
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| hepatitis A |
an inflammatory viral disease of the liver with a short incubation period. HAV may be transmitted by eating contaminated food, by fecal-oral contact, and/or through household contact. Hepatitis A may be mild to severe; symptoms include fever, nausea, and jaundice. Two-dose and three-dose anti-HAV vaccines are available.
Ãâó: www.thebody.com/sfaf/summer01/glossary.html
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| hepatitis |
(hep-a-TYE-tis) Disease of the liver causing inflammation. Symptoms include an enlarged liver, fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and dark urine.
Ãâó: www.seniormag.com/conditions/cancer/cancerglossary...
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| hepatitis B |
A type of hepatitis that can be spread from another person who has the virus. Most commonly, it is spread by having sex with an infected person or by sharing a needle.
Ãâó: my.webmd.com/content/article/46/2953_489.htm
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