Medical terms beginning with H

A type of bacterium that causes inflammation and ulcers in the stomach or small intestine.

A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of lymphoma.

Treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that uses a combination of several antiretroviral drugs.

A shaft or opening on the surface of the skin through which hair grows.

A rare type of leukemia in which abnormal B-lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) are present in the bone marrow, spleen, and peripheral blood.

A sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch that a person believes to be real but is not real.

Surgery for breast cancer in which the breast, chest muscles, and all of the lymph nodes under the arm are removed.

A benign (not cancer) growth made up of an abnormal mixture of cells and tissues normally found in the area of the body where the growth occurs.

A condition marked by pain, swelling, numbness, tingling, or redness of the hands or feet.

A plant whose seeds and root have been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems.

The front, bony part of the roof of the mouth.

An autoimmune condition of the thyroid gland (a gland located beneath the larynx).

An autoimmune condition of the thyroid gland (a gland located beneath the larynx).

The fruit of the hawthorn tree or bush.

A measure of how often a particular event happens in one group compared to how often it happens in another group, over time.

A chemical that is formed when meat, poultry, or fish is cooked at high temperatures, such as frying, broiling, and barbecuing.

A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of lymphoma.

Healthcare proxy.

A substance being studied in the treatment of brain cancer.

An enzyme that removes a small molecule called an acetyl group from histones (proteins found in chromosomes).