HARD PALATE:
The anterior (bone) portion of the horizontal partition separating the nasal cavity (above) from the oral cavity (below). The posterior half of the partition is the "soft palate".
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HAUSTRA:
Sacculations in the wall of the colon between the teniae.
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HEAD OF RIB:
The posterior end of a rib, that articulates with the body of the vertebrae.
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HEMIDIAPHRAGM:
One side (one "half") of the diaphragm.
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HEMOTHORAX:
A collection of blood in the pleural cavity.
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HEPATIC ARTERY:
The artery which originates from the celiac trunk and branches into the right gastric, gastroduodenal, and hepatic proper arteries.
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HEPATIC FLEXURE:
A bend in the right/superior large intestine, where the ascending colon becomes the transverse colon.
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HEPATIC VEINS:
Veins which receive blood from the central veins of the liver and flow into the inferior vena cava on the posterior side of the liver.
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HILAR VESSELS:
The vascular pedicle for the lung, including the lymphatics, pulmonary arteries and veins.
HYDATID DISEASE:
From the Greek, for "watery" cyst - usually an echinococcus cyst.
HYOID BONE:
The horse shoe shaped bone that lies above the thyroid cartilage at the base of the tongue.
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HYPOPHARYNX:
The portion of the pharynx, under the epiglottis, that opens into the larynx and esophagus.
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HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAM (HSG):
A radiographic procedure that uses contrast (radiopaque) material injected into the uterus and fallopian tubes. May be used to diagnose fertility problems and anomalies of the female genital tract.
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Portions © 1997 J.G. Smirniotopoulos, M.D. and others.