| HP | halogen phosphorus; handicapped person; haptoglobin; hard palate; Harvard pump; health profession(al... |
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| HS | Haber syndrome; half strength; hamstring; hand surgery; Hartmann solution; head sling; healthy subje... |
| HSAP | heat-stable alkaline phosphatase |
| HSF | heat shock factor; hepatocyte stimulatory factor; histamine sensitizing factor; human serum esterase... |
| HSI | heat stress index; human seminal plasma inhibitor |
| innate heat | In ancient Greek medicine, the heat of the heart sustained by the pneuma and distributed by the arteries throughout the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| unit of heat | Calorie (gram calorie; kilocalorie) Synonym: British thermal unit. Synonym: joule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latent heat | The amount of heat that a substance may absorb without an increase in temperature, as in conversion from solid to liquid state (ice to water at 0캜), or from liquid to gaseous state (water to steam at 100캜). Compare: sensible heat. (05 Mar 2000) |