| Hirano bodies |
glassy, eosinophilic, rod-shaped inclusions, composed primarily of actin, seen in the cytoplasm of neurons of the central nervous system, chiefly the hippocampus, particularly in older persons; although they may occur in the absence of disease, they are more prevalent in patients with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.
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| Hirudinea |
The leeches are annelids comprising the subclass Hirudinea. There are freshwater, terrestrial and marine leeches. Like their near relatives, the Oligochaeta, they share the presence of a clitellum. Many species of leech are haemophagic parasites, living on occasional meals of blood obtained by attaching themselves to fish, amphibians (frogs etc.), and mammals. The medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, which is native to Europe, has been used for clinical bloodletting for thousands of years. ...
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| hirsute |
rough with strong hairs; shaggy. See pilous, villous, tomentous.
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| hirsutism |
An excessive increase of hair growth, sometimes leading to male-pattern hair growth in a female. A common side effect of corticosteroids, it can also occur with cyclosporine (Sandimmune) therapy. Hirsutism can be easily treated with depilatory creams or other hair removal methods.
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| hirsutism |
excess growth of bodily and facial hair in a male pattern.
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