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heart septal defects

Medical; Human genome

Defects in the cardiac septa, resulting in abnormal communications between the opposite chambers of the heart.

hydrocortisone

Medical; Human genome

1) The main glucocorticoid secreted by the ADRENAL CORTEX. Its synthetic counterpart is used, either as an injection or topically, in the treatment of inflammation, allergy, ...

hernia

Medical; Human genome

1) Protrusion of a loop or knuckle of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening. 2) A protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue or through a wall of the ...

human leukocyte antigens

Medical; Human genome

One of a group of proteins found on the surface of white blood cells and other cells that play an important part in the body's immune response to foreign substances. These ...

heme

Medical; Human genome

The color-furnishing portion of hemoglobin. It is found free in tissues and as the prosthetic group in many hemeproteins.

high density lipoproteins

Medical; Human genome

1) Class of lipoproteins that promote transport of cholesterol from extrahepatic tissue to the liver for excretion in the bile; synthesized by the liver as particles lacking a ...

hallux

Medical; Human genome

The innermost digit (as the big toe in humans) of a hind or lower limb.