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Headache-primary
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Headache-primary Includes tension (muscular contraction), vascular (migraine), and cluster headaches not caused by other underlying medical conditions.
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Vascular
Pertaining to blood vessels.
Cluster
In epidemiology, an aggregation of cases of a disease or another health-related condition, such as a cancer or birth defect, closely grouped in time and place. The number of cases in the cluster may or may not exceed the expected number. This is determined by cluster analysis, a set of statistical methods used to analyze clusters.
Medical
Pertaining to Medicine.
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Head and shoulders conditioner
Head and shoulders conditioner is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): pyrithione zinc.
Head injury
Traumatic injuries involving the cranium and intracranial structures. Injuries may be classified by whether or not the skull is penetrated (i.e., penetrating vs. nonpenetrating) or whether there is an associated hemorrhage.
Head Upright Tilt Test (HUT, tilt table test, head-up tilt test)
A test used to determine the cause of fainting spells. The test involves being tilted at different angles for a period of time. Heart rhythm, blood pressure, and other measurements are evaluated with changes in position.
Headache
Primary - includes tension (muscular contraction), vascular (migraine), and cluster headaches not caused by other underlying medical conditions. Secondary - includes headaches that result from other medical conditions. These may also be referred to as traction headaches or inflammatory headaches.
Headache-secondary
Includes headaches that result from other medical conditions. These may also be referred to as traction headaches or inflammatory headaches.
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Hyperpigmentation
Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is an excessive skin darkening at places where the skin was inflamed.
Heroin
Heroin, a highly addictive drug derived from morphine, is obtained from the opium poppy. It is a "downer" that affects the brain's pleasure systems and interferes with its ability to perceive pain. Heroin can be injected into a vein (mainlining) or a muscle; smoked through a water pipe or standard pipe; mixed in a marijuana joint or regular cigarette; inhaled as smoke through a straw (chasing the dragon) or as powder through the nose. Heroin is also known as smack, horse, brown sugar, junk, big H, and dope. It is fast-acting, especially when injected or smoked.
HMO
Health maintenance organization.A type of medical insurance coverage which specifically states which doctors and medical institutions patients may use and which medical tests and procedures will be paid for by the HMO
Hematology
The study and treatment of blood and blood-forming tissues.
Hyperthermia
The treatment of cancers with heat.
Headache-primary
Headache-secondary
Includes headaches that result from other medical conditions. These may also be referred to as traction headaches or inflammatory headaches.
Halitosis
Bad breath of oral or gastrointestinal origin.
Heimlich Maneuver
Techinque employed by rescuer for obstruction of victim's airway.
Hematoma
Swelling of effused blood beneath tissue surface.
Hydrogen peroxide
Disinfecting solution used in dental irrigation procedures or as mouth rinse.
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Vascular
Pertaining to blood vessels.
Cluster
In epidemiology, an aggregation of cases of a disease or another health-related condition, such as a cancer or birth defect, closely grouped in time and place. The number of cases in the cluster may or may not exceed the expected number. This is determined by cluster analysis, a set of statistical methods used to analyze clusters.
Medical
Pertaining to Medicine.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Head and shoulders conditioner
Head and shoulders conditioner is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): pyrithione zinc.
Head injury
Traumatic injuries involving the cranium and intracranial structures. Injuries may be classified by whether or not the skull is penetrated (i.e., penetrating vs. nonpenetrating) or whether there is an associated hemorrhage.
Head Upright Tilt Test (HUT, tilt table test, head-up tilt test)
A test used to determine the cause of fainting spells. The test involves being tilted at different angles for a period of time. Heart rhythm, blood pressure, and other measurements are evaluated with changes in position.
Headache
Primary - includes tension (muscular contraction), vascular (migraine), and cluster headaches not caused by other underlying medical conditions. Secondary - includes headaches that result from other medical conditions. These may also be referred to as traction headaches or inflammatory headaches.
Headache-secondary
Includes headaches that result from other medical conditions. These may also be referred to as traction headaches or inflammatory headaches.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Hyperpigmentation
Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is an excessive skin darkening at places where the skin was inflamed.
Heroin
Heroin, a highly addictive drug derived from morphine, is obtained from the opium poppy. It is a "downer" that affects the brain's pleasure systems and interferes with its ability to perceive pain. Heroin can be injected into a vein (mainlining) or a muscle; smoked through a water pipe or standard pipe; mixed in a marijuana joint or regular cigarette; inhaled as smoke through a straw (chasing the dragon) or as powder through the nose. Heroin is also known as smack, horse, brown sugar, junk, big H, and dope. It is fast-acting, especially when injected or smoked.
HMO
Health maintenance organization.A type of medical insurance coverage which specifically states which doctors and medical institutions patients may use and which medical tests and procedures will be paid for by the HMO
Hematology
The study and treatment of blood and blood-forming tissues.
Hyperthermia
The treatment of cancers with heat.
Headache-primary
Headache-secondary
Includes headaches that result from other medical conditions. These may also be referred to as traction headaches or inflammatory headaches.
Halitosis
Bad breath of oral or gastrointestinal origin.
Heimlich Maneuver
Techinque employed by rescuer for obstruction of victim's airway.
Hematoma
Swelling of effused blood beneath tissue surface.
Hydrogen peroxide
Disinfecting solution used in dental irrigation procedures or as mouth rinse.
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