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hyperbilirubinemia

Medical; Human genome

1) A condition characterized by an abnormal increase of bilirubin in the blood, which may result in jaundice. Bilirubin, a breakdown product of heme, is normally excreted in the ...

hyperparathyroidism

Medical; Human genome

The presence of excess parathyroid hormone in the body resulting in disturbance of calcium metabolism with increase in serum calcium and decrease in inorganic phosphorus, loss of ...

hammer toe

Medical; Human genome

A deformed claw-shaped toe and especially the second that results from permanent angular flexion between one or both phalangeal joints--called also claw toe.

hydrometrocolpos

Medical; Human genome

An accumulation of watery fluid in the uterus and vagina.

haploinsufficiency

Medical; Human genome

The situation in which an individual who is heterozygous for a certain gene mutation or hemizygous at a particular locus, often due to a deletion of the corresponding allele, is ...

hematopoietic

Medical; Human genome

Relating to, or involved in the formation of blood cells.

heteroplasmy

Medical; Human genome

The situation in which, within a single cell, there is a mixture of mitochondria (energy producing cytoplasmic organelles), some containing mutant DNA and some containing normal ...