hyperactivity
Activity above the normal level, whether that means a restless child or a gland working far too hard.
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87 matcheshyperalimentation
A form of nutrition that is delivered into a vein.
Read definitionhypercalcemia
Calcium is held in a narrow range, and pushing it above that range makes nerves and muscles sluggish rather than excitable.
Read definitionhyperfractionation
Radiation treatment in which the total dose of radiation is divided into small doses and treatments are given more than once a day.
Read definitionhyperglycemia
Blood sugar rising is not felt at first, which is why the level is measured rather than judged from how a person feels.
Read definitionHypericum perforatum
An herbal product sold as an over-the-counter treatment for depression.
Read definitionhyperkeratosis
Hyperkeratosis is a thickening of the skin's outer keratin layer that can result from friction, chronic inflammation, or an inherited skin disorder.
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The most common type of kidney cancer.
Read definitionhyperparathyroidism
Overactive parathyroid glands pulling calcium out of bone and into the blood, often found on a routine test before symptoms appear.
Read definitionhyperplasia
More cells than there should be in a tissue, which is not the same thing as bigger cells or abnormal ones.
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The damage comes from the response rather than the substance, as harmless proteins provoke a reaction built for parasites and pathogens.
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Raised pressure rarely announces itself, so it is usually found on a routine check rather than because anything felt wrong.
Read definitionhyperthermia
Abnormally high body temperature.
Read definitionhyperthermia therapy
Warming tissue a few degrees above normal to make tumor cells more vulnerable to the treatments given alongside it.
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A procedure in which a warmed solution containing anticancer drugs is used to bathe, or is passed through the blood vessels of, the tissue or organ containing the tumor.
Read definitionhyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism speeds up the body's metabolism through excess thyroid hormone, most often caused by Graves disease, an autoimmune condition affecting the thyroid gland.
Read definitionhyperuricemia
Hyperuricemia is an elevated blood level of uric acid that can result from increased production, reduced excretion, or both.
Read definitionhypervascular
Hypervascular describes tissue or a lesion that contains an unusually high number of blood vessels compared with surrounding normal tissue.
Read definitionhyperventilation
Often blamed on nerves, but the same pattern is one of the earliest warnings of serious illness elsewhere in the body.
Read definitionatypical ductal breast hyperplasia
A benign (not cancer) condition in which there are more cells than normal in the lining of breast ducts and the cells look abnormal under a microscope.
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