Heredity
The genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to child.
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- Hereditary spherocytosis
50 chance to have HS. The treatment of hereditary spherocytosis is to remove the spleen (splenectomy). Although the red cell defect persists, the breakup of the red cells (hemolysis) ceases. Splenectomy, however, is a hazard in young children. Young children without a spleen are at increased risk for overwhelming sepsis (bloodstream infection), particularly with the […]
- Hereditary prostate cancer
A genetic form of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer risk has a genetic component. Men with a father or brother with prostate cancer are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer as men with no affected relatives. The risk increases with increasing number of affected relatives, such that men with two or three first-degree relatives affected […]
- HNPCC
Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer.
- Hoarseness
Hoarseness is a term referring to abnormal voice changes. Hoarseness may be manifested as a voice that sounds breathy, strained, rough, raspy, or a voice that has higher or lower pitch. There are many causes of hoarseness, including viral laryngitis, vocal cord nodules, laryngeal papillomas, gastroesophageal reflux-related laryngitis, and environmental irritants (such as tobacco smoking). […]
- Hobbit
Nickname for the Flores man (Homo floresiensis). Derived from the fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth universe which first appears in the book The Hobbit.