| hart's-ear | <botany> An Asiatic species of Cacalia (Cacalia Kleinia), used medicinally in India. (06 Mar 1998) |
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| hart-tongue | 1. <botany> A common British fern (Scolopendrium vulgare), rare in America. 2. <botany> A West Indian fern, the Polypodium Phyllitidis of Linnaeus. It is also found in Florida. (06 Mar 1998) |
| hartbeest | <zoology> A large South African antelope (Alcelaphus caama), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white. Alternative forms: hartebeest, and hartebest. See: hart, beast. Origin: D. Hertebeest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Hartel technique | A method of reaching the gasserian ganglion by passing a needle from the mouth, inserting it about the level of the upper midmolar tooth, and passing it inward until the point reaches the bone in front and to the outer side of the foramen ovale, allowing an alcohol injection to be made for the relief of trigeminal neuralgia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartel, Fritz | <person> 20th century German surgeon. See: Hartel technique. (05 Mar 2000) |
| harten | To hearten; to encourage; to incite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Hartman's solution | A solution used to desensitise dentin in dental operations; contains thymol, ethyl alcohol, and sulfuric ether. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartman, LeRoy | <person> U.S. Dentist, 1893-1951. See: Hartman's solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann's curette | A curette, cutting on the side, for the removal of adenoids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann's operation | Resection of the rectosigmoid colon beginning at or just above the peritoneal reflexion and extending proximally, with closure of the rectal stump and end-colostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann's solution | A solution containing NaCl, sodium lactate, CaCl2(dihydrate), and KCl in distilled water; used for the same purposes as Ringer's solution. Synonym: Hartmann's solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann, Alexis | <person> U.S. Paediatrician, 1898-1964. See: Hartmann's solution, Shaffer-Hartmann method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann, Arthur | <person> German laryngologist, 1849-1931. See: Hartmann's curette. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann, Henri | <person> French surgeon, 1860-1952. See: Hartmann's operation, Hartmann's pouch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hartmannella | A genus of free-living amoebae found in fresh water. The cysts usually pass harmlessly through the intestinal tract of man and may thus be found in feces. Occasionally, these organisms cause respiratory tract infections or generalised fatal meningoencephalitis. (12 Dec 1998) |