| Huguier's sinus | A depression on the medial wall of the middle ear which has the fenestra vestibulae (oval window) in its lower portion. Synonym: Huguier's sinus, little fossa of the vestibular window, little fossa of the vestibular round window. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Huguier, Pierre | <person> French surgeon, 1804-1873. See: Huguier's canal, Huguier's circle, Huguier's sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Huhner test | <investigation> Determination of sperm quantity and motility in specimens obtained from the cervical canal following coitus, performed around the time of ovulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Huhner, Max | <person> U.S. Urologist, 1873-1947. See: Huhner test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| huia bird | <zoology> A New Zealand starling (Heteralocha acutirostris), remarkable for the great difference in the form and length of the bill in the two sexes, that of the male being sharp and straight, that of the female much longer and strongly curved. Origin: Native name; so called from its cry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hull | 1. The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk. 2. The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging. Hull down, said of a ship so distant that her hull is concealed by the convexity of the sea. Origin: OE. Hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. Hulu; akin to G. Hulle covering, husk, case, hullen to cover, Goth. Huljan to cover, AS. Helan to hele, conceal. See Hele, Hell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Hull's triad | <clinical sign> The association of diastolic gallop, anasarca, and small pulse pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hulver | <botany> Holly, an evergreen shrub or tree. Origin: OE. Hulfere; prob. Akin to E. Holly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hum | <cardiology, clinical sign> A low continuous murmur. Origin: echoic (05 Mar 2000) |
| human | Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human sacrifices. "To err is human; to forgive, divine." (Pope) Origin: L. Humanus; akin to homo man: cf. F. Humain. See Homage, and cf. Humane, Omber. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| human a1-proteinase inhibitor | A glycoprotein that is the major protease inhibitor of human serum, is synthesised in the liver, and is genetically polymorphic due to the presence of over 20 alleles; individuals appropriately homozygous are deficient in a1-trypsin and are predisposed to pulmonary emphysema and juvenile hepatic cirrhosis because of alterations in the amino acid and sialic acid components of the glycoprotein. A1-Antitrypsin also inhibits thrombin. Synonym: a1-trypsin inhibitor, human a1-proteinase inhibitor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| human activities | Activities performed by humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| human antihemophilic factor | A lyophilised concentrate of factor VIII, obtained from fresh normal human plasma; used as a haemostatic agent in haemophilia. Synonym: antihemophilic globulin, human antihemophilic fraction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| human antihemophilic fraction | A lyophilised concentrate of factor VIII, obtained from fresh normal human plasma; used as a haemostatic agent in haemophilia. Synonym: antihemophilic globulin, human antihemophilic fraction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| human babesiosis | A rare human disease caused by infection with Babesia species (most frequently B. Divergens in Europe and B. Microti in the U.S.) that has been fatal in some splenectomised individuals. (05 Mar 2000) |