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Letter H
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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) |