| HP | halogen phosphorus; handicapped person; haptoglobin; hard palate; Harvard pump; health profession(al... |
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| hsp | heat shock protein [gene] |
| WPW Syndrome | Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome ? CIx 1. Drugs; AV Conduct... |
| ASP | abnormal spinal posture; acute symmetric polyarthritis; African swine pox; aged substrate plasma; al... |
| ESS | empty sella syndrome; endostreptosin; erythrocyte-sensitizing substance; euthyroid sick syndrome; ev... |
| heat illness | A general term which describes three forms of heat related injury: heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heatstroke. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| heat instability test | A test for the presence of unstable haemoglobins; fresh red blood cells lysed in distilled water develop a precipitate within one hour at 50캜 if unstable haemoglobin is present. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat-labile | Destroyed or altered by heat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat lamp | A lamp that emits infrared light and produces heat; used to apply topical heat to the skin. Synonym: thermolamp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat oedema | Oedema caused by excessively high external temperature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat of combustion | The quantity of heat liberated per gram-molecular weight when a substance undergoes complete oxidation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat of compression | Heat produced when a gas is compressed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat of crystallization | The quantity of heat liberated or absorbed per mol when a substance passes into the crystalline state. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat of dissociation | The heat (expressed in calories or joules) expended in the dissociation of 1 mol of a substance into specified products. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat of evaporation | The heat absorbed in the evaporation of water, sweat or other liquid; for water it amounts to 540 cal/g at 100캜. Synonym: heat of vaporization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat of formation | The heat (expressed in calories or joules) absorbed or liberated during the (hypothetical) reaction in which a mole of a compound is formed from the necessary elements, in elemental form. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat of fusion | <chemistry> The enthalpy change that occurs to melt a solid at its melting point. (09 Jan 1998) |
| heat of hydration | <chemistry> The enthalpy change associated with placing gaseous molecules or ions in water. (09 Jan 1998) |
| heat of solution | <chemistry> The enthalpy change associated with dissolving a solute in a solvent. (09 Jan 1998) |
| heat of vaporization | <chemistry> The energy required to vaporise one mole of a liquid at a pressure of one atmosphere. (09 Jan 1998) |