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Handedness
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Handedness The preference for using one hand over the other. Most people are right-handed, about 10 percent are left-handed, and others, who don't favor a hand, are ambidextrous.
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Ambidextrous
"1. Able to use both the right and left hands with equal dexterity. Neither right- nor left-handed.
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Hand Center Inc
The Hand Center Inc is a hospital in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States.
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
A viral infection characterized by a blister-like rash of the hands, feet and mouth.
Handicap
The social consequences of disability and/or impairment (eg. inability to find employment).
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Hysterosalpingography
X-ray examination of the uterus and fallopian tubes that uses dye and is often performed to rule out tubal obstruction.
Hysteroscope
Visual examination of the canal of the cervix and the interior of the uterus using a viewing instrument (hysteroscope) inserted through the vagina.
Hyposensitisation
See specific allergy vaccination.
Hematopoietic stem cell
A stem cell from which all red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets develop.
Heteroplasmy
An atypical condition characterized by the presence of more than one type of mitochondrial DNA in a single individual. Normally, each individual has only one type of mitochondrial DNA, inherited from his or her mother through the egg at fertilization. (Mitochondria from the sperm are systematically eliminated by the egg at fertilization.)
Handedness
Hemolytic disease of the newborn
Also called Rh disease or erythroblastosis, hemolytic disease results when a woman who is Rh-negative (meaning she does not carry the Rh protein in her blood) has a fetus who is Rh-positive and her immune system makes antibodies against the fetus's blood. The disorder is treated with a compound that prevents the woman's immune system from making antibodies.
Hemorrhoid
Caused by increased blood volume and pressure from the uterus on the veinsin the legs and pelvis, these swollen blood vessels in the anus are commonduring pregnancy. Constipation can also cause (or compound) the problem.
Hepatitis B vaccine
The vaccine against hepatitis B, a virus that affects primarily the liver. This series of three shots, given between birth and 2 weeks and at 2 and 6 months, may cause fussiness, low-grade fever,headache, and soreness at the injection site.
Hib vaccine
A vaccine given to protect against Haemophilus influenzae type b, a serious bacterial infection that causes ear and airway infections and is the leading cause of meningitis in children under 2.
High-risk babies
Babies with a greater likelihood of developing an illness or dyingwithin the first few months of life. High-risk babies include those ofmothers infected with HIV or who have a drug or alcohol dependency.
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Ambidextrous
"1. Able to use both the right and left hands with equal dexterity. Neither right- nor left-handed.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Hand Center Inc
The Hand Center Inc is a hospital in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States.
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
A viral infection characterized by a blister-like rash of the hands, feet and mouth.
Handicap
The social consequences of disability and/or impairment (eg. inability to find employment).
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Hysterosalpingography
X-ray examination of the uterus and fallopian tubes that uses dye and is often performed to rule out tubal obstruction.
Hysteroscope
Visual examination of the canal of the cervix and the interior of the uterus using a viewing instrument (hysteroscope) inserted through the vagina.
Hyposensitisation
See specific allergy vaccination.
Hematopoietic stem cell
A stem cell from which all red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets develop.
Heteroplasmy
An atypical condition characterized by the presence of more than one type of mitochondrial DNA in a single individual. Normally, each individual has only one type of mitochondrial DNA, inherited from his or her mother through the egg at fertilization. (Mitochondria from the sperm are systematically eliminated by the egg at fertilization.)
Handedness
Hemolytic disease of the newborn
Also called Rh disease or erythroblastosis, hemolytic disease results when a woman who is Rh-negative (meaning she does not carry the Rh protein in her blood) has a fetus who is Rh-positive and her immune system makes antibodies against the fetus's blood. The disorder is treated with a compound that prevents the woman's immune system from making antibodies.
Hemorrhoid
Caused by increased blood volume and pressure from the uterus on the veinsin the legs and pelvis, these swollen blood vessels in the anus are commonduring pregnancy. Constipation can also cause (or compound) the problem.
Hepatitis B vaccine
The vaccine against hepatitis B, a virus that affects primarily the liver. This series of three shots, given between birth and 2 weeks and at 2 and 6 months, may cause fussiness, low-grade fever,headache, and soreness at the injection site.
Hib vaccine
A vaccine given to protect against Haemophilus influenzae type b, a serious bacterial infection that causes ear and airway infections and is the leading cause of meningitis in children under 2.
High-risk babies
Babies with a greater likelihood of developing an illness or dyingwithin the first few months of life. High-risk babies include those ofmothers infected with HIV or who have a drug or alcohol dependency.
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