| Huntington's operation |
transabdominal repair of a chronically inverted uterus. It is done by grasping the invaginated portion of the uterus with forceps; as the uterus is pulled up, additional forceps are placed sequentially lower down, and upward traction is applied. After the uterus is in place, the position is maintained by packing through the vagina.
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| human T-cell leukemia virus |
synonym for human T-lymphotropic v.; see there for entries for specific strains.
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| Hutchinson's facies |
a peculiar appearance in ophthalmoplegia externa, the eyeballs being fixed, the eyebrows raised, and the lids drooping.
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| human immunodeficiency virus |
(HIV) a virus of the genus Lentivirus, separable into two serotypes (HIV-1 and HIV-2), that is the etiologic agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV-1, which comprises at least three subgroups (M, N, and O), is of worldwide distribution, while HIV-2 is largely confined to West Africa; transmission and manifestations are very similar. HIV-1 was formerly called human T-cell lymphotropic v. type III (HTLV-III) and lymphadenopathy-associated v. (LAV). See Plate 55.
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| human papillomavirus |
(HPV) any of a number of species, comprising at least 70 types, that cause warts, particularly plantar warts and genital warts, on the skin and mucous membranes in humans, transmitted by either direct or indirect contact; some are associated with malignancies of the genital tract.
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