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Hysteroscope
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Hysteroscope Visual examination of the canal of the cervix and the interior of the uterus using a viewing instrument (hysteroscope) inserted through the vagina.
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Cervix
The neck or neck-like part of an organ; specifically the neck of the lower part of the uterus, or womb, where the vagina and uterus unite.
Uterus
The uterus is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen, between the bladder and the rectum, that sheds its lining each month during menstruation and in which a fertilized egg (ovum) becomes implanted and the fetus develops.
Vagina
The tube that forms the passage between the cervix/uterus and the vulva. It receives the penis during sexual intercourse and serves as the delivery passage for birth and for menstrual flow.
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Hysterectomy
Surgical removal of the uterus or womb [from Greek, hystera, womb + ektome, excision].
Hysteria
1. Wild, uncontrolled excitement or other feelings. 2. A disorder in which anxiety is converted into physical symptoms that have no physical basis.
Hysterosalpingogram
A test used to evaluate the health of the uterus and Fallopian tubes in which dye is injected into the uterus and an X-ray is taken. A hysterosalpingogram can locate blockages or tumors that may be correctable with surgery or medication.
Hysterosalpingography
X-ray examination of the uterus and fallopian tubes that uses dye and is often performed to rule out tubal obstruction.
Hysteroscopy
A procedure in which a doctor uses an endoscope to examine the health of the uterus.
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Hydrogen breath test
A test for lactose intolerance that measures breath samples for too much hydrogen.
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
A bulge in the ventricle that causes impeded blood flow.
Hypoglycemia
Low levels of blood sugar.
Hypoxia
Abnormal oxygen content in the organs and tissues of the body.
Hysterosalpingography
X-ray examination of the uterus and fallopian tubes that uses dye and is often performed to rule out tubal obstruction.
Hysteroscope
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
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.
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.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Cervix
The neck or neck-like part of an organ; specifically the neck of the lower part of the uterus, or womb, where the vagina and uterus unite.
Uterus
The uterus is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen, between the bladder and the rectum, that sheds its lining each month during menstruation and in which a fertilized egg (ovum) becomes implanted and the fetus develops.
Vagina
The tube that forms the passage between the cervix/uterus and the vulva. It receives the penis during sexual intercourse and serves as the delivery passage for birth and for menstrual flow.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Hysterectomy
Surgical removal of the uterus or womb [from Greek, hystera, womb + ektome, excision].
Hysteria
1. Wild, uncontrolled excitement or other feelings. 2. A disorder in which anxiety is converted into physical symptoms that have no physical basis.
Hysterosalpingogram
A test used to evaluate the health of the uterus and Fallopian tubes in which dye is injected into the uterus and an X-ray is taken. A hysterosalpingogram can locate blockages or tumors that may be correctable with surgery or medication.
Hysterosalpingography
X-ray examination of the uterus and fallopian tubes that uses dye and is often performed to rule out tubal obstruction.
Hysteroscopy
A procedure in which a doctor uses an endoscope to examine the health of the uterus.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Hydrogen breath test
A test for lactose intolerance that measures breath samples for too much hydrogen.
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
A bulge in the ventricle that causes impeded blood flow.
Hypoglycemia
Low levels of blood sugar.
Hypoxia
Abnormal oxygen content in the organs and tissues of the body.
Hysterosalpingography
X-ray examination of the uterus and fallopian tubes that uses dye and is often performed to rule out tubal obstruction.
Hysteroscope
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
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.
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.
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