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| Gonorrhea | A contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus -- also referred to as clap or the clap |
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| Gout | A metabolic disease marked by a painful inflammation of the joints, deposits of urates in and around the joints, and usually an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood |
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| Gynecology | The branch of medicine that involves care of the female reproductive system and breasts. |
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| Heart attack | A heart attack happens when there is a blockage in one of the arteries in the heart. |
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| Heart bypass | A heart (coronary) bypass is surgery to redirect the flow of blood around a clogged artery, by creating a new pathway for the blood to travel in. |
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| Heartburn | A painful, burning discomfort felt in the chest, usually after eating. aka "Indigestion" |
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| Hematologist | A doctor who specializes in treating blood disorders. |
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| Hematoma | Hematoma is a collection of blood in the tissues from a leaking blood vessel, which causes bruising. |
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| Hemianopia | Defective vision or blindness that impairs half of the normal field of vision. |
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| Hemiparesis | Paralysis affecting only one side of the body. |
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| Hemoglobin | A respiratory protein contained in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues of the body. Its structure consists of two pairs of globin (alpha and beta) chains and a heme (iron) group that binds the oxygen. |
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| Hemorrhage | To hemorrhage means to bleed or lose blood. |
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| Hemorrhoids | A mass of dilated veins in swollen tissue at the margin of the anus or nearby within the rectum -- usually used in plural; called also piles |
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| Heparin | A highly-sulfated glycosaminoglycan widely used as an injectable anticoagulant. |
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| Hepatitis A | An acute usually benign hepatitis caused by a single-stranded RNA virus of the family Picornaviridae (species Hepatitis A virus of the genus Hepatovirus) that does not persist in the blood serum and is transmitted especially in food and water contaminated with infected fecal matter -- called also infectious hepatitis |
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| Hepatitis B | A sometimes fatal hepatitis caused by a double-stranded DNA virus (species Hepatitis B virus of the genus Orthohepadnavirus, family Hepadnaviridae) that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted especially by contact with infected blood (as by transfusion or by sharing contaminated needles in illicit intravenous drug use) or by contact with other infected bodily fluids (as semen) -- called also serum hepatitis |
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| Hepatitis C | Hepatitis caused by a single-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae (species Hepatitis C virus of the genus Hepacivirus) that tends to persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by infected blood (as by injection of an illicit drug, blood transfusion, or exposure to blood or blood products) and that accounts for most cases of non-A, non-B hepatitis |
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| Herpes Simplex | Either of two viral diseases caused by herpesviruses of the genus Simplexvirus that are marked especially by watery blisters on the skin or mucous membranes of the lips, mouth, face, or genital region |
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| Hip replacement surgery | A surgery to replace the original, damaged hip joint with a new, artificial hip made from plastic, ceramic or metal. |
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| HIV | Any of several retroviruses and especially HIV-1 that infect and destroy helper T cells of the immune system causing the marked reduction in their numbers that is diagnostic of AIDS -- called also AIDS virus, human immunodeficiency virus |
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