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Letter H
Question | Answer |
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H | hydrogen |
H2O | water |
H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide (a topical antiinfective) |
H, (h), hypo | hypodermic injection (pertaining to the are below the skin) |
HA | hearing aid, headache |
HBP | high blood pressure (hypertension, disorder characterized by elevated blood pressure persistently exceeding 140/90 mmHg) |
HBV | hepatitis B virus (a viral hepititas caused by the hepatitis B virus, transmitted by transfusion of contaminated blood) |
HCG | human chorionic gonadotrophin hormone (a chemical component of the urine of pregnant women and pregnant mares) |
HCI | hydrochloric acid (an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride or hydrogen ions and chloride ions) |
hct | hematocrit (a measure of the packed cell volume of red cells expressed as a percentage) |
HDL | high density lipoproteins (healthy type of cholesterol) (plasma protein) |
Hg | mercury |
Hgb, Hb | hemoglobin (a complex protein-iron compound in the blood that carries oxygen to the cells form the lungs) |
HHA | home health assistant/aide |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS virus) (retrovirus that causes AIDS, transmitted through contact with an infected individual's blood) |
HMO | health magazine organization (type of group health care practice that provides basic and supplemental health to maintenance and treatment services) |
HOB | head of bed |
HOH | hard of hearing |
HOSA | Health Occupations Students of America (a national organization for students enrolled in health occupational programs) |
H&P | history and physical |
Hr,hr,H,h | hour,hours |
HS | hour of sleep (bedtime) |
Ht | height |
Hx,hx | history |
hypo | hypodermic injection |
Hyst | hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus) (types: total and radical) |