H2-blockers - drugs that reduce
the amount of acid in the stomach.
Hemorrhoids - painful swollen
veins of the flower rectum and anus caused by excess pressure
from straining during a bowel movement, persistent diarrhea,
or pregnancy.
Hepatic - related to the liver.
Hepatic flexure - the place in the
colon where the ascending colon turns to become the transverse
colon.
Hepatitis - inflammation of
the liver, usually caused by a viral infection, although drugs
and toxins can also cause it.
Hepatobiliary disease - a disease
that affects the liver and disrupts the normal flow of bile.
Hyperalimentation - a process
in which nutrients are supplied either by mouth or intravenously;
also known as total parenteral nutrition.
Hyperglycemia - an abnormally high
blood glucose level.
Hyperplasia - an increase in
size.
This information
is provided as a general educational service
and is not intended to recommend any particular treatment plan
or to replace the advice of physicians. It is important that patients
seek and rely on the advice of a healthcare professional
about their individual medical conditions.
