| HH | halothane hepatitis; hard-of-hearing; healthy hemophiliac; healthy human; hiatal hernia; holistic he... |
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| HOH | hard of hearing |
| HP | halogen phosphorus; handicapped person; haptoglobin; hard palate; Harvard pump; health profession(al... |
| HXIS | hard x-ray imaging spectrometry |
| SHHH | self-help for hard of hearing |
| pAD | probable Alzheimer disease |
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| BVDV | Bovine Virus Diarrhea Virus |
| GBV-C/HGV | GB Virus C/Hepatitis G Virus |
| HTLV-III/LAV | human T cell lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy associated virus |
| HTLV-III/LAV | human T lymphotrophic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus |
| hard pulse | A pulse that strikes forcibly against the tip of the finger and is with difficulty compressed, suggesting hypertension. Synonym: pulsus durus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hard rays | Ray's of short wavelength and great penetrability. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard science | A field of scientific study which involves precise measurements of observations and well-defined methods for obtaining and interpreting new knowledge. Chemistry and physics are definitely hard sciences, biology, geology, and astronomy also are usually thought of as hard sciences. Psychology, sociology, and anthropology are not, and are considered soft sciences. (09 Oct 1997) |
| hard soap | A soap made with olive oil, or some other suitable oil or fat, and sodium hydroxide; used as a detergent, and in the form of a suppository or soapsuds enema for constipation; used also as an excipient in pills. Synonym: Castile soap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard sore | The primary skin lesion of syphilis which begins at the site of infection after an interval of 10-30 days as a papule or red ulcerated skin lesion. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hard tarter | <dentistry> A calcium salt concretion which forms on your teeth. Calculus deposits form on the teeth in areas which you do not floss or brush. If these concretions are left to build up on the tooth enamel, they will irritate the gum tissue, push it away from the tooth and promote progressive bone loss. Eventually the teeth can loosen and fall out. These deposits can be removed by a dentist or a dental hygienist on an annual to biannual basis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hard tissue | Tissue that has become mineralised, tissue having a firm intercellular substance, e.g., cartilage and bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard tubercle | A tubercle lacking necrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard ulcer | <dermatology> The primary skin lesion of syphilis which begins at the site of infection after an interval of 10-30 days as a papule or red ulcerated skin lesion. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hard water | <chemistry> Hard water is water which contains minerals like calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, bicarbonates, sulphates, or chlorides, because it has been exposed to rocks or rocky soils. Hard water can corrode, discolour, or deposit its minerals, in and around materials such as water pipes. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bovine virus diarrhoea virus | A virus of the genus Pestivirus, in the family Togaviridae, causing bovine virus diarrhoea; New York, Oregon, and Indiana strains of the virus are recognised. Synonym: mucosal disease virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abelson leukaemia virus | A defective murine leukaemia virus capable of transforming lymphoid cells and producing a rapidly progressing lymphoid leukaemia after superinfection with friend, moloney, or rauscher virus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Abelson murine leukaemia virus | A retrovirus belonging to the Type C retrovirus group subfamily (family Oncovirinae) which is associated with leukaemia and produces in vitro transformation of mouse cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adeno-associated virus | <virology> A genus of viruses in the family Parvoviridae which are all defective viruses (unable to replicate by themselves) and depend on the co-infection of their host cell by other, nondefective viruses to help them replicate. (09 Oct 1997) |
| adenoidal-pharyngeal-conjunctival virus | <virology> An icosahedral (20-sided) virus that contains DNA, there are over 40 different adenovirus varieties, some of which cause the common cold. (10 May 1997) |