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Symptoms H
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Name: Description: Haematemesis Vomiting or throwing up blood. Haematoma Abnormal collection of blood outside the blood vessels. Haematuria Presence of blood in the urine. Haemoptysis Expectoration, discharge or spitting up of blood or bloody mucus, usually from the lungs. Haemorrhage Blood loss, both internally and from the outside of the body. Headache A continuous pain in the head. Hearing See entry for deafness. Heartburn A burning feeling in the chest. See entry for cardialgia. Hemicrania Headache on one side of the head. Hiccup 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 A convulsion or involuntary contraction of the muscles. Hippocratic facies The change produced in the face recognisable as a medical sign known as facies and prognostic of death. Hydatides Cysts formed by clear watery fluid. Hydropic Containing excessive water or fluid. See entry for dropsy. Hydrops pericardii Increased fluid within the pericardial sac. Hydrothorax Water on or in the thorax; water in the chest. The condition of having fluid in the pleural cavity. Hypercatharsis Excessive and frequent defecation. Hæmorrhoids Dilated blood vessels similar to varicose veins located around the rectum or anal canal.
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- Haematemesis
Vomiting or throwing up blood.
- Haematoma
Abnormal collection of blood outside the blood vessels.
- Haematuria
Presence of blood in the urine.
- Haemoptysis
Expectoration, discharge or spitting up of blood or bloody mucus, usually from the lungs.
- Haemorrhage
Blood loss, both internally and from the outside of the body.
- Headache
A continuous pain in the head.
- Hearing
See entry for deafness.
- Heartburn
A burning feeling in the chest. See entry for cardialgia.
- Hemicrania
Headache on one side of the head.
- Hiccup
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
A convulsion or involuntary contraction of the muscles.
- Hippocratic facies
The change produced in the face recognisable as a medical sign known as facies and prognostic of death.
- Hydatides
Cysts formed by clear watery fluid.
- Hydropic
Containing excessive water or fluid. See entry for dropsy.
- Hydrops pericardii
Increased fluid within the pericardial sac.
- Hydrothorax
Water on or in the thorax; water in the chest. The condition of having fluid in the pleural cavity.
- Hypercatharsis
Excessive and frequent defecation.
- Hæmorrhoids
Dilated blood vessels similar to varicose veins located around the rectum or anal canal.
- Haematemesis
