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High blood pressure
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High blood pressure Blood pressure that is above the normal range.
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Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
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High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)
The "good" cholesterol that helps remove cholesterol from cells. If insulin levels go up, then HDL levels go down. The lower your HDL level, the more likely you are to suffer cardiovascular complications.
High Point Regional Health System
High Point Regional Health System is a hospital in High Point, North Carolina (USA).
High Prairie Health Complex
The High Prairie Health Complex is a hospital in High Prairie, Alberta, Canada.
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.
High-risk pregnancy
A pregnancy with a higher than normal risk of developing complications. Such pregnancies include those with multiple fetuses or Rh incompatibility, and when the mother has had problems with miscarriage, pre-term labor, or placenta previa in earlier pregnancies.
Highland Park Care Center
The Highland Park Care Center is a hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Highlands Hospital and Health
The Highlands Hospital and Health is a hospital in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Highlands Regional Medical Center
Highlands Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Prestonsburg, Kentucky (USA).
Highline Community Hospital Specialty Center
The Highline Community Hospital Specialty Center is a hospital in Tukwila, Washington, United States.
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Hepatitis E
A virus spread mostly through unclean water. This type of hepatitis is common in developing countries and has not occurred in the United States.
Hepatologist
A doctor who specializes in liver diseases.
Hepatology
The field of medicine concerned with the functions and disorders of the liver.
Hernia
The part of an internal organ that pushes through an opening in the organ's wall.
Hiatal hernia
A small opening in the diaphragm that allows the upper part of the stomach to move up into the chest and causes heartburn from stomach acid flowing back up through the opening. See also diaphragm.
High blood pressure
Hip
The region on each side of the pelvis made up of three sections: ilium, ischium, and pubis. The upper part of the femur (upper leg bone) fits into the hip via a ball-and-socket joint. The socket is a cup-shaped bone of the pelvis called the acetabulum and the ball is the head of the femur.
Hirschsprung's disease
A birth defect in which some nerve cells are lacking in the large intestine. See also megacolon.
Histamine
A chemical present in cells throughout the body that is released during an allergic reaction and one of the substances responsible for the symptoms of inflammation.
Hives
See urticaria.
Holter monitor
A portable ECG machine.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)
The "good" cholesterol that helps remove cholesterol from cells. If insulin levels go up, then HDL levels go down. The lower your HDL level, the more likely you are to suffer cardiovascular complications.
High Point Regional Health System
High Point Regional Health System is a hospital in High Point, North Carolina (USA).
High Prairie Health Complex
The High Prairie Health Complex is a hospital in High Prairie, Alberta, Canada.
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.
High-risk pregnancy
A pregnancy with a higher than normal risk of developing complications. Such pregnancies include those with multiple fetuses or Rh incompatibility, and when the mother has had problems with miscarriage, pre-term labor, or placenta previa in earlier pregnancies.
Highland Park Care Center
The Highland Park Care Center is a hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Highlands Hospital and Health
The Highlands Hospital and Health is a hospital in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Highlands Regional Medical Center
Highlands Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Prestonsburg, Kentucky (USA).
Highline Community Hospital Specialty Center
The Highline Community Hospital Specialty Center is a hospital in Tukwila, Washington, United States.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Hepatitis E
A virus spread mostly through unclean water. This type of hepatitis is common in developing countries and has not occurred in the United States.
Hepatologist
A doctor who specializes in liver diseases.
Hepatology
The field of medicine concerned with the functions and disorders of the liver.
Hernia
The part of an internal organ that pushes through an opening in the organ's wall.
Hiatal hernia
A small opening in the diaphragm that allows the upper part of the stomach to move up into the chest and causes heartburn from stomach acid flowing back up through the opening. See also diaphragm.
High blood pressure
Hip
The region on each side of the pelvis made up of three sections: ilium, ischium, and pubis. The upper part of the femur (upper leg bone) fits into the hip via a ball-and-socket joint. The socket is a cup-shaped bone of the pelvis called the acetabulum and the ball is the head of the femur.
Hirschsprung's disease
A birth defect in which some nerve cells are lacking in the large intestine. See also megacolon.
Histamine
A chemical present in cells throughout the body that is released during an allergic reaction and one of the substances responsible for the symptoms of inflammation.
Hives
See urticaria.
Holter monitor
A portable ECG machine.
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