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Homosexuality, Male
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D018451 |
[Sexual attraction or relationship between males.
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Homosteroids
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D006718 |
[Steroids whose structure has been expanded by the addition of one or more carbon atoms to the ring skeleton in any of the four rings.
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Homovanillic Acid
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D006719 |
[A 3-O-methyl ETHER of (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid.
] |
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Homozygote
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D006720 |
[An individual in which both alleles at a given locus are identical.
] |
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Honduras
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D006721 |
[A country in CENTRAL AMERICA, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between GUATEMALA and NICARAGUA and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between EL SALVADOR and NICARAGUA.
] |
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Honey
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D006722 |
[A sweet viscous liquid food, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from nectar collected from flowers. The nectar is ripened into honey by inversion of its sucrose sugar into fructose and glucose. It is somewhat acidic and has mild antiseptic properties, being sometimes used in the treatment of burns and lacerations.
] |
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Hong Kong
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D006723 |
[The former British crown colony located off the southeast coast of China, comprised of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and New Territories. The three sites were ceded to the British by the Chinese respectively in 1841, 1860, and 1898. Hong Kong reverted to China in July 1997. The name represents the Cantonese pronunciation of the Chinese xianggang, fragrant port, from xiang, perfume and gang, port or harbor, with reference to its currents sweetened by fresh water from a river west of it.
] |
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Hoodia
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D000068798 |
[A genus in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) used in TRADITIONAL MEDICINE for appetite-suppressant properties.
] |
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Hoof and Claw
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D006724 |
[Highly keratinized processes that are sharp and curved, or flat with pointed margins. They are found especially at the end of the limbs in certain animals.
] |
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Hookworm Infections
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D006725 |
[Infection of humans or animals with hookworms other than those caused by the genus Ancylostoma or Necator, for which the specific terms ANCYLOSTOMIASIS and NECATORIASIS are available.
] |
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Hope
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D065026 |
[Feeling of optimism or expectation for a desired outcome.
, Belief in a positive outcome.
] |
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Hordeolum
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D006726 |
[Purulent infection of one of the sebaceous glands of Zeis along the eyelid margin (external) or of the meibomian gland on the conjunctival side of the eyelid (internal).
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Hordeum
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D001467 |
[A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The EDIBLE GRAIN, barley, is widely used as food.
] |
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Hormesis
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D059165 |
[Biphasic dose responses of cells or organisms (including microorganisms) to an exogenous or intrinsic factor, in which the factor induces stimulatory or beneficial effects at low doses and inhibitory or adverse effects at high doses.
] |
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Hormonal Contraception
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D000080282 |
[Contraceptive methods that utilize HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS.
] |
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Hormone Antagonists
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D006727 |
[Chemical substances which inhibit the function of the endocrine glands, the biosynthesis of their secreted hormones, or the action of hormones upon their specific sites.
] |
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Hormone Replacement Therapy
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D020249 |
[Therapeutic use of hormones to alleviate the effects of hormone deficiency.
] |
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Hormones
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D006728 |
[Chemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the activity of a certain organ or organs. The term was originally applied to substances secreted by various ENDOCRINE GLANDS and transported in the bloodstream to the target organs. It is sometimes extended to include those substances that are not produced by the endocrine glands but that have similar effects.
] |
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Hormones, Ectopic
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D006729 |
[Hormones released from neoplasms or from other cells that are not the usual sources of hormones.
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Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
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D006730 |
[A collective grouping for both naturally occurring and synthetic hormones, substitutes, and antagonists.
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