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haemodialysis |
Noun
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dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream |
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heart massage |
Noun
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an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest |
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hysteroscopy |
Noun
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visual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vagina |
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heliotherapy |
Noun
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therapeutic exposure to sunlight |
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hormone replacement therapy |
Noun
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hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women |
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hormone-replacement therapy |
Noun
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hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women |
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heart surgery |
Noun
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any surgical procedure involving the heart |
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hemorrhoidectomy |
Noun
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surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them |
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haemorrhoidectomy |
Noun
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surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them |
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hemostasis |
Noun
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surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) |
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haemostasis |
Noun
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surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) |
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hemostasia |
Noun
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surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) |
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haemostasia |
Noun
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surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) |
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hypophysectomy |
Noun
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surgical removal of the pituitary gland |
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hospitalization |
Noun
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placing in medical care in a hospital |
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hospitalization |
Noun
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insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense |
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hospitalization |
Noun
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the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital |
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hospitalization |
Noun
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a period of time when you are confined to a hospital |
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hospitalisation |
Noun
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placing in medical care in a hospital |
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hospital care |
Noun
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placing in medical care in a hospital |
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hypnotherapy |
Noun
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the use of hypnosis in psychotherapy |
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hypnoanalysis |
Noun
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the use of hypnosis in conjunction with psychoanalysis |
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handicraft |
Noun
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a craft that requires skillful hands |
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handicraft |
Noun
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a work produced by hand labor |
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holistic medicine |
Noun
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medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors |
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hysterectomy |
Noun
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surgical removal of the uterus |
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hysterotomy |
Noun
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surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section) |
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hospice |
Noun
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a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill |
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hospice |
Noun
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a lodging for travelers, especially one kept by a monastic order |
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homeopathy |
Noun
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a method of treating disease with extremely diluted remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated |
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homoeopathy |
Noun
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a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated |
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hydropathy |
Noun
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the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease |
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herbal therapy |
Noun
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the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) |
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hydrotherapy |
Noun
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the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease |
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hat |
Noun
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an informal term for a person's role |
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hat |
Noun
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headdress that protects the head from bad weather |
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hat |
Verb
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to put on or wear a hat |
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hat |
Verb
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furnish with a hat |
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hell |
Noun
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noisy and unrestrained mischief |
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hell |
Noun
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violent and excited activity |
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hell |
Noun
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a cause of difficulty and suffering |
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hell |
Noun
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any place of pain and turmoil |
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highlife |
Noun
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excessive spending |
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halfback |
Noun
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(American football) the position of a back on a football team |
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halfback |
Noun
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(football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position |
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homework |
Noun
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preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) |
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head game |
Noun
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the act of deluding |
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high life |
Noun
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excessive spending |
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hijack |
Noun
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seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination |
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hijack |
Verb
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take arbitrarily or by force |