hyperemesis gravidarum |
<obstetrics> A condition commonly seen in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy that is characterised by episodic vomiting, more pronounced in the morning. Thought to be secondary to a high level of human chorionic gonadotrophin in the bloodstream (which is normal in the first trimester). Synonym: morning sickness. (11 Jan 1998) |
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hyperemetic |
Marked by excessive vomiting. (05 Mar 2000) |
hyperencephaly |
A foetal developmental deficiency of the vault of the cranium, exposing the poorly formed brain. Origin: hyper-+ G. Enkephalos, brain (05 Mar 2000) |
hyperendemic disease |
A disease that is constantly present at a high incidence and/or prevalence rate and affects all age groups equally. (05 Mar 2000) |
hypereosinophilia |
A greater degree of abnormal increase in the number of eosinophilic granulocytes in the circulating blood or the tissues; e.g., in diseases where the degree of eosinophilia usually ranges from 10 to 30%, an increase to 50 or 60% (or more) might be regarded as hypereosinophilia. (05 Mar 2000) |
hypereosinophilic syndrome |
<syndrome> A heterogeneous group of disorders with the common feature of prolonged eosinophilia of unknown cause and associated organ system dysfunction, including the heart, central nervous system, kidneys, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and skin. There is a massive increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, mimicking leukaemia, and extensive eosinophilic infiltration of the various organs. It is often referred to as idiopathic. (12 Dec 1998) |
hyperephidrosis |
Synonym: hyperhidrosis. Origin: hyper-+ G. Ephidrosis, perspiration (05 Mar 2000) |
hyperepithymia |
Rarely used term for inordinate desire. Origin: hyper-+ G. Epithymia, yearning (05 Mar 2000) |
hyperergasia |
Increased or excessive functional activity. Origin: hyper-+ G. Ergasia, work (05 Mar 2000) |
hyperergia |
<immunology> A condition where the body has a much larger immune response to a given antigen than normal, including hypersensitive allergic reactions. (11 Jan 1998) |
hyperergic |
Relating to hyperergia. Synonym: hypergic. (05 Mar 2000) |
hyperergic encephalitis |
Encephalitis as a result of an immunologic allergic reaction of the nervous system to antigenic stimuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
hypererythrocythemia |
The presence of an abnormally high number of red blood cells in the circulating blood. Synonym: hypererythrocythemia. Origin: hyper-+ G. Kytos, cell, + haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
hyperesophoria |
A tendency of one eye to deviate upward and inward, prevented by binocular vision. Origin: hyper-+ G. Eso, inward, + phora, movement (05 Mar 2000) |
hyperesthesia |
<neurology, physiology> A neurologic symptom where there is an unusual increased or altered sensitivity to sensory stimuli. Origin: Gr. Aisthesis = sensation (11 Jan 1998) |
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Synonyms : Hyperlipoproteinemia
Synonyms : Deficiency Disease, Alpha-Aminoadipic Semialdehyde, Deficiency Disease, Lysine Alpha-Ketoglutarate Reductase, Deficiency Disease, Saccharopine Dehydrogenase, Hyperlysinemia, Familial, Hyperlysinemia, Periodic, Familial Hyperlysinemia, Hyperlysinemia
Synonyms : Hypermedium
Synonyms : Hypernatremias
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hyperglycemia
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abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
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hyperhidrosis
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excessive and profuse perspiration
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Hypericum perforatum
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klammath weed: yellow-flowered perennial common in fields and waste places but a weed in rangelands
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hyperthermia
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abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
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hyperkalemia
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higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs
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