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Name: Category: Description: Haematemesis Symptom Vomiting or throwing up blood. Haematites Treatment See entry for stomaccace. Haematoma Symptom Abnormal collection of blood outside the blood vessels. Haematuria Symptom Presence of blood in the urine. Haemoptysis Symptom Expectoration, discharge or spitting up of blood or bloody mucus, usually from the lungs. Haemorrhage Symptom Blood loss, both internally and from the outside of the body. Hæmorrhoids Symptom Dilated blood vessels similar to varicose veins located around the rectum or anal canal. Hallucinationes Condition An order of disease classification developed by Francois Boissier de Sauvages which included visual and auditory anomalies. Hamstring Body Part Posterior thigh muscles in between the hip and the knee. Hand Body Part The end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist. Hartshorn Treatment Ammonia obtained by destructive distillation of horns and hooves of animals. Also known as volatile alkali. Headache Symptom A continuous pain in the head. Hearing Symptom See entry for deafness. Heart Body Part A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system. Heartburn Symptom A burning feeling in the chest. See entry for cardialgia. Hectic Fever Condition A recurrent fever associated with phthisis and suppuration that typically caused hot, dry skin and flushed cheeks. Hellebore Treatment See entry for black hellebore. Hemicrania Symptom Headache on one side of the head. Hemiplegia Condition Paralysis more on one side of the body than the other. Hemlock dropwort Treatment See entry for Oenanthe crocata. Henbane Treatment Common name for Hyoscyamus Niger, an extremely poisonous narcotic and sedative. Also known as hyoscyamine. Hepar Sulphuris Treatment Compound of sulphur with calcium, now known as calcium sulphide. Hepatica Treatment Hepatica was named because, like the liver, the leaves of this plant have three lobes. Due to its apparent similarity with the liver, hepatica was used to treat liver and stomach diseases. Hernia Condition A tumour formed by the displacement and resulting protrusion of a part of an organ through an aperture, natural or accidental, in the walls of its containing cavity. Herpes Condition Disease of the skin (or sometimes of a mucous membrane) characterised by the appearance of patches of distinct vesicles. Applied widely to a number of cutaneous affections. Hiccup Symptom An involuntary spasm of the respiratory organs, consisting in a quick inspiratory movement of the diaphragm checked suddenly by closure of the glottis, and accompanied by a characteristic sound. Hieranosos Symptom A convulsion or involuntary contraction of the muscles. Hip Body Part A projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body. Hippocratic facies Symptom The change produced in the face recognisable as a medical sign known as facies and prognostic of death. Hog's Lard Treatment Fat of a pig/hog often used in making ointments. Honey Treatment In the case notes rubbed on gums to treat bleeding there and used to disguise unpalatable ingredients in recipes. Horse radish Treatment Cruciferous plant (Cochlearia Armoracia), with white flowers and broad rough leaves. A native of middle Europe and western Asia, commonly cultivated for its hot flavoured root. Horse warts Treatment A medicine which contains the warts of horses and was thought to be effective against cancer and hysteria. Humerus Body Part The bone of the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow. Hydatides Symptom Cysts formed by clear watery fluid. Hydragogue Treatment Any purgative that causes evacuation of water from the bowels. Hydrocephalus Condition Condition of having water on or in the brain, leading to the skull expanding and failure of memory and mental faculties. Hydropic Symptom Containing excessive water or fluid. See entry for dropsy. Hydrops pericardii Symptom Increased fluid within the pericardial sac. Hydrothorax Symptom Water on or in the thorax; water in the chest. The condition of having fluid in the pleural cavity. Hyoscyamine Treatment Extracted from the seeds of Hyoscyamus niger and solanaceae, used as a narcotic and sedative. Extremely poisonous. Hypercatharsis Symptom Excessive and frequent defecation. Hypochondria Condition An illness characterised by low spirits, depression and complaints of real or imagined physical symptoms, particularly dyspepsia. Hypochondriac Region Body Part The part of the abdomen in the upper zone on both sides of the epigastric region and beneath the cartilages of the lower ribs. Hypogastric Region Body Part The lowest part of the abdomen. Hysop water Treatment A small bushy aromatic herb of the genus Hyssopus. Hysop water was primarily used as a diluent when creating medicines. Hysteria Condition A nervous disorder, most common among women although also on occasion to be found in men.
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- Haematemesis
Symptom
Vomiting or throwing up blood.
- Haematites
Treatment
See entry for stomaccace.
- Haematoma
Symptom
Abnormal collection of blood outside the blood vessels.
- Haematuria
Symptom
Presence of blood in the urine.
- Haemoptysis
Symptom
Expectoration, discharge or spitting up of blood or bloody mucus, usually from the lungs.
- Haemorrhage
Symptom
Blood loss, both internally and from the outside of the body.
- Hæmorrhoids
Symptom
Dilated blood vessels similar to varicose veins located around the rectum or anal canal.
- Hallucinationes
Condition
An order of disease classification developed by Francois Boissier de Sauvages which included visual and auditory anomalies.
- Hamstring
Body Part
Posterior thigh muscles in between the hip and the knee.
- Hand
Body Part
The end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist.
- Hartshorn
Treatment
Ammonia obtained by destructive distillation of horns and hooves of animals. Also known as volatile alkali.
- Headache
Symptom
A continuous pain in the head.
- Hearing
Symptom
See entry for deafness.
- Heart
Body Part
A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system.
- Heartburn
Symptom
A burning feeling in the chest. See entry for cardialgia.
- Hectic Fever
Condition
A recurrent fever associated with phthisis and suppuration that typically caused hot, dry skin and flushed cheeks.
- Hellebore
Treatment
See entry for black hellebore.
- Hemicrania
Symptom
Headache on one side of the head.
- Hemiplegia
Condition
Paralysis more on one side of the body than the other.
- Hemlock dropwort
Treatment
See entry for Oenanthe crocata.
- Henbane
Treatment
Common name for Hyoscyamus Niger, an extremely poisonous narcotic and sedative. Also known as hyoscyamine.
- Hepar Sulphuris
Treatment
Compound of sulphur with calcium, now known as calcium sulphide.
- Hepatica
Treatment
Hepatica was named because, like the liver, the leaves of this plant have three lobes. Due to its apparent similarity with the liver, hepatica was used to treat liver and stomach diseases.
- Hernia
Condition
A tumour formed by the displacement and resulting protrusion of a part of an organ through an aperture, natural or accidental, in the walls of its containing cavity.
- Herpes
Condition
Disease of the skin (or sometimes of a mucous membrane) characterised by the appearance of patches of distinct vesicles. Applied widely to a number of cutaneous affections.
- Hiccup
Symptom
An involuntary spasm of the respiratory organs, consisting in a quick inspiratory movement of the diaphragm checked suddenly by closure of the glottis, and accompanied by a characteristic sound.
- Hieranosos
Symptom
A convulsion or involuntary contraction of the muscles.
- Hip
Body Part
A projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body.
- Hippocratic facies
Symptom
The change produced in the face recognisable as a medical sign known as facies and prognostic of death.
- Hog's Lard
Treatment
Fat of a pig/hog often used in making ointments.
- Honey
Treatment
In the case notes rubbed on gums to treat bleeding there and used to disguise unpalatable ingredients in recipes.
- Horse radish
Treatment
Cruciferous plant (Cochlearia Armoracia), with white flowers and broad rough leaves. A native of middle Europe and western Asia, commonly cultivated for its hot flavoured root.
- Horse warts
Treatment
A medicine which contains the warts of horses and was thought to be effective against cancer and hysteria.
- Humerus
Body Part
The bone of the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow.
- Hydatides
Symptom
Cysts formed by clear watery fluid.
- Hydragogue
Treatment
Any purgative that causes evacuation of water from the bowels.
- Hydrocephalus
Condition
Condition of having water on or in the brain, leading to the skull expanding and failure of memory and mental faculties.
- Hydropic
Symptom
Containing excessive water or fluid. See entry for dropsy.
- Hydrops pericardii
Symptom
Increased fluid within the pericardial sac.
- Hydrothorax
Symptom
Water on or in the thorax; water in the chest. The condition of having fluid in the pleural cavity.
- Hyoscyamine
Treatment
Extracted from the seeds of Hyoscyamus niger and solanaceae, used as a narcotic and sedative. Extremely poisonous.
- Hypercatharsis
Symptom
Excessive and frequent defecation.
- Hypochondria
Condition
An illness characterised by low spirits, depression and complaints of real or imagined physical symptoms, particularly dyspepsia.
- Hypochondriac Region
Body Part
The part of the abdomen in the upper zone on both sides of the epigastric region and beneath the cartilages of the lower ribs.
- Hypogastric Region
Body Part
The lowest part of the abdomen.
- Hysop water
Treatment
A small bushy aromatic herb of the genus Hyssopus. Hysop water was primarily used as a diluent when creating medicines.
- Hysteria
Condition
A nervous disorder, most common among women although also on occasion to be found in men.
- Haematemesis
