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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hashimoto's disease |
an autoimmune |
| heart murmur |
an abnormal sound heard on listening to the heart; produced by the blood passing through deformed cardiac valves |
| heterochromia |
a difference in coloration in two anatomical structures or two parts of the same structure which are normally alike in color |
| high arched palate |
describes a particular configuration and shape of the maxilla or upper jaw |
| hip dysplasia |
abnormal development of the hip joint on one or both sides of the body |
| Holter monitor |
a portable electrocardiograph worn by a patient over an extended period of time |
| hyper-reflexia (overactive reflexes) |
overactivity of physiological reflexes |
| hypersentive |
excessively sensitive |
| hyperthyroidism |
overactivity of the thyroid gland; characterized by increased metabolism and exophthalmos |
| hypo-reflexia (reduced reflexes) |
underactivity of bodily reflexes |
| hypoglycemia (unrelated to diabetes) |
an abnormally low level of glucose in the |
| hyposensitive |
low or diminished sensitivity to stimulation |
| hypospadias |
a congenital condition in which the opening of the urethra is situated on the underside of the penis instead of at its tip |
| hypothryoidism |
deficient activity of the thyroid gland |
| hypotonia |
the state of having hypotonic (low) |
