| heparosan N-sulfate D-glucuronosyl 5-epimerase | <enzyme> Converts d-glucuronic acid to l-iduronic at the polymer level during synthesis of heparin Registry number: EC 5.1.3.17 Synonym: uronosyl c-5 epimerase, d-glucuronyl c-5 epimerase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| hepat- | Hepatico-hepato- The liver. Origin: G. Hepar (hepat-) (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatatrophia | Hepatatrophy Atrophy of the liver. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatectomy | Excision of all or part of the liver. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hepatic | <anatomy> Pertaining to the liver. Origin: L. Hepaticus, Gr. Hepatikos (18 Nov 1997) |
| hepatic 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) |
| hepatic amoebiasis | Infection of the liver with Entamoeba histolytica; may occur with or without antecedent amoebic dysentery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatic arteries | Arteries involved in supplying blood to the liver. See: common hepatic artery, proper hepatic artery, left hepatic artery, right hepatic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatic artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the coeliac artery that distributes to the stomach, pancreas, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, and greater omentum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hepatic branches of vagus nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of the anterior and posterior vagal trunks distributed to the liver. Synonym: rami hepatici nervi vagi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatic capsulitis | Inflammation of the serous, or peritoneal, covering of the liver. Synonym: hepatic capsulitis, hepatitis externa, hepatoperitonitis. Origin: peri-+ G. Hepar, liver, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatic colic | Intense spasmodic pain felt in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen from impaction of a gallstone in the cystic duct. Synonym: gallstone colic, hepatic colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatic coma | A condition of severe end-stage liver dysfunction that is accompanied by unresponsiveness (coma). A feature of hepatic encephalopathy. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hepatic cords | Liver laminae as seen in sections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatic cysts | Congenital cyst's thought to originate from an obstruction of biliary ductules; they may be solitary and range in size from small to enormous; polycystic disease may also occur. (05 Mar 2000) |