| HARH | high-altitude retinal hemorrhage |
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| HHCS | high-altitude hypertrophic cardiomyopathy syndrome |
| JVP | [POMD P 49 - 52] 1) Jugular Vein Pressure 2) Jugular Venous Pulse ... |
| HF | Hageman factor; haplotype frequency; hard filled [capsule]; hay fever; head of fetus; head forward; ... |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography; high-power liquid chromatography; high-pressure liquid chrom... |
| corneal oedema | An excessive amount of fluid in the cornea due to damage of the epithelium or endothelium causing decreased visual acuity. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| premenstrual oedema | Retention of water and increase in weight, which occurs during or preceding menstruation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cystoid macular oedema | Oedema of the posterior pole of the eye secondary to abnormal permeability of capillaries of the central sensory retina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat oedema | Oedema caused by excessively high external temperature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salt oedema | Oedema from excessive intake or retention of sodium chloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hereditary angioneurotic oedema | A genetic form of angioedema. (angioedema is also referred to as quinke's disease.) persons with it are born lacking an inhibitor protein (called c1 esterase inhibitor) that normally prevents activation of a cascade of proteins leading to the swelling of angioedema. Patients can develop recurrent attacks of swollen tissues, pain in the abdomen, and swelling of the voice box (larynx) which can compromise breathing. The diagnosis is suspected with a history of recurrent angioedema. It is confirmed by finding abnormally low levels of c1 esterase inhibitor in the blood. Treatment options include antihistamines and male steroids (androgens) that can also prevent the recurrent attacks. Also called hereditary angioedema. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hereditary angio oedema | <biochemistry> Condition in which there seems to be uncontrolled production of C2 kinin because of a deficiency in C1 inhibitor levels. (18 Nov 1997) |
| hydraemic oedema | An obsolete term for oedema occurring in states marked by pronounced hydraemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| solid oedema | Infiltration of the subcutaneous tissues by mucoid material, as in myxoedema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrotic oedema | Oedema resulting from renal dysfunction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| noninflammatory oedema | <clinical sign> Oedema due to mechanical or other causes, not marked by inflammation or congestion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nonpitting oedema | Swelling of subcutaneous tissues which cannot be indented by compression easily. Usually due to metabolic abnormality, such as increased glycosaminoglycan content, like that which occurs in Graves' disease (pretibial myxoedema) or in early phase of scleroderma. Synonym: brawny oedema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nutritional oedema | A form of swelling caused by insufficient protein intake resulting in hypoproteinaemia and low plasma oncotic pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dependent oedema | A clinically detectable increase in extracellular fluid volume localised in a dependent area, as of a limb, characterised by swelling or pitting. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Quincke's oedema | A vascular reaction involving the deep dermis or subcutaneous or submucal tissues, representing localised oedema caused by dilatation and increased permeability of the capillaries and characterised by development of giant wheals. (18 Nov 1997) |