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HSC disease
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HSC disease Hand-Schuller-Christian disease. A form of Histiocytosis-X.
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Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
Histiocytosis-X
Includes eosinophilic granuloma, Hand-Schuller-Christian disease and Letterer-Siwe disease.
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Hallux
Refers to the big toe.
Hallux rigidus
Osteoarthritis causing a stiff big toe.
Hallux valgus
Devation of the big toe towards the out side of the foot. Osteoarthritis is one cause.
HSC disease
Heat shock proteins
Produced in response to physiological stress. Of interest in inflammatory arthritis because antigenic.
Heberden's nodes
Bony swellings on distal interphalangeal joints (at the ends of the fingers) in osteoarthritis.
Hemiarthroplasty
Partial joint replacement - in the knee for example.
Henoch-Schoenlein purpura
Anaphylactoid purpura. A form of allergic vasculitis. The features are arthritis, rash, gastrointestinal involvement and nephritis. Commoner in children.
Histiocytosis-X
Includes eosinophilic granuloma, Hand-Schuller-Christian disease and Letterer-Siwe disease.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
Histiocytosis-X
Includes eosinophilic granuloma, Hand-Schuller-Christian disease and Letterer-Siwe disease.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Health insurance
Health Insurance is a type of insurance whereby the insurer pays the medical costs of the insured if the insured becomes sick due to covered causes, or due to accidents. The insurer may be a private organization or a government agency. Market based health care systems such as that used in the United States rely on private medical insurance.
Health dictionary
A dictionary of health related and medical terms and definitions for the public at large and/or the medical professionals.
Hallux
Refers to the big toe.
Hallux rigidus
Osteoarthritis causing a stiff big toe.
Hallux valgus
Devation of the big toe towards the out side of the foot. Osteoarthritis is one cause.
HSC disease
Heat shock proteins
Produced in response to physiological stress. Of interest in inflammatory arthritis because antigenic.
Heberden's nodes
Bony swellings on distal interphalangeal joints (at the ends of the fingers) in osteoarthritis.
Hemiarthroplasty
Partial joint replacement - in the knee for example.
Henoch-Schoenlein purpura
Anaphylactoid purpura. A form of allergic vasculitis. The features are arthritis, rash, gastrointestinal involvement and nephritis. Commoner in children.
Histiocytosis-X
Includes eosinophilic granuloma, Hand-Schuller-Christian disease and Letterer-Siwe disease.
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