| hyperacute purulent conjunctivitis | Conjunctivitis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoea and marked by swollen congested conjunctiva, edematous eyelids, and a purulent discharge. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hyperacute rejection | A rejection that usually develops in less than one hour from the implantation of a vascular graft, a form of antibody-mediated, usually irreversible damage to a transplanted organ, particularly the kidney, manifested predominantly by diffuse thrombotic lesions, usually confined to the organ itself and only rarely disseminated, for skin allograft rejection of this type, see white graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyperadenosis | Glandular enlargement, especially of the lymphatic glands. Origin: hyper-+ G. Aden, gland, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyperadiposis | Hyperadiposity An extreme degree of adiposis or fatness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyperadrenalcorticalism | Excessive secretion of one or more steroid hormones of the adrenal cortex; sometimes used also to designate the state produced by therapeutic administration of large quantities of steroids having glucocorticoid activity, e.g., hydrocortisone. See: Cushing's syndrome. Synonym: adrenalism, hyperadrenalcorticalism, hyperadrenocorticalism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyperadrenocorticalism | Excessive secretion of one or more steroid hormones of the adrenal cortex; sometimes used also to designate the state produced by therapeutic administration of large quantities of steroids having glucocorticoid activity, e.g., hydrocortisone. See: Cushing's syndrome. Synonym: adrenalism, hyperadrenalcorticalism, hyperadrenocorticalism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyperadrenocorticism | Excess hormone called cortisol. Often called cushing's syndrome, it is an extremely complex condition that involves many areas of the body. It results from an excess of cortisol and its effects on the human body. Common symptoms are thinning of the skin, weakness, weight gain, bruising, hypertension, diabetes, weak bones (osteoporosis), facial puffiness, and in women cessation of periods. One of the commonest causes of cushing's syndrome is the administration of cortisol-like medications for the treatment of diverse diseases. All other cases of cushing's syndrome are due to excess production of cortisol by the adrenal gland including 1) an abnormal growth of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the adrenal gland, 2) a benign or malignant growth within the adrenal gland itself, which produces cortisol and 3) production within another part of the body (ectopic production) of a hormone that directly or indirectly stimulates the adrenal gland to make cortisol. Harvey cushing (1869-1939), a neurosurgeon, described hyperadrenocorticism due specifically to an acth-secreting basophilic pituitary adenoma, a benign pituitary tumour that puts out acth (adrenocorticotropic hormone) that, in turn, drives (or overdrives) the adrenal gland. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hyperaemia | <haematology> An excess of blood in a part, engorgement. (04 Mar 1998) |
| hyperaemic | Denoting hyperaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyperaesthesia | <neurology, physiology> A neurologic symptom where there is an unusual increased or altered sensitivity to sensory stimuli. Origin: Gr. Aisthesis = sensation (11 Jan 1998) |
| hyperalaninaemia | Elevated levels of alanine in the serum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyperaldosteronism | <endocrinology> A disorder of excessive aldosterone secretion. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hyperalgesia | <neurology, physiology> The excessive sensitiveness or sensibility to pain. Origin: Gr. Algesis = pain (06 Mar 1998) |
| hyperalgesic | Hyperalgetic Relating to hyperalgesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyperalgia | <neurology, physiology> The excessive sensitiveness or sensibility to pain. Origin: Gr. Algesis = pain (06 Mar 1998) |