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Horner Syndrome
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D006732 |
[A syndrome associated with defective sympathetic innervation to one side of the face, including the eye. Clinical features include MIOSIS; mild BLEPHAROPTOSIS; and hemifacial ANHIDROSIS (decreased sweating)(see HYPOHIDROSIS). Lesions of the BRAIN STEM; cervical SPINAL CORD; first thoracic nerve root; apex of the LUNG; CAROTID ARTERY; CAVERNOUS SINUS; and apex of the ORBIT may cause this condition. (From Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, pp500-11)
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Horns
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D006733 |
[Either of the pair of hard processes, including ANTLERS, that consist of a BONE core surrounded by a middle KERATIN layer which is in turn covered by EPIDERMIS. They grow from the upper portion of the head of many RUMINANTS.
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Horse Diseases
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D006734 |
[Diseases of domestic and wild horses of the species Equus caballus.
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Horseradish Peroxidase
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D006735 |
[An enzyme isolated from horseradish which is able to act as an antigen. It is frequently used as a histochemical tracer for light and electron microscopy. Its antigenicity has permitted its use as a combined antigen and marker in experimental immunology.
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Horses
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D006736 |
[Large, hoofed mammals of the family EQUIDAE. Horses are active day and night with most of the day spent seeking and consuming food. Feeding peaks occur in the early morning and late afternoon, and there are several daily periods of rest.
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Horseshoe Crabs
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D006737 |
[An arthropod subclass (Xiphosura) comprising the North American (Limulus) and Asiatic (Tachypleus) genera of horseshoe crabs.
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Horticultural Therapy
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D058611 |
[A therapeutic approach in which the engagement of a person in gardening and plant-based activities are utilized in improving an individual's social, emotional, educational, psychological, and physical well-being.
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Horticulture
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D000080802 |
[Branch of agriculture which involves the cultivation of vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants for food, industrial, medicinal, or aesthetic purposes. It does not include CROP PRODUCTION on a large scale.
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Hospice Care
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D017051 |
[Specialized health care, supportive in nature, provided to a dying person. A holistic approach is often taken, providing patients and their families with legal, financial, emotional, or spiritual counseling in addition to meeting patients' immediate physical needs. Care may be provided in the home, in the hospital, in specialized facilities (HOSPICES), or in specially designated areas of long-term care facilities. The concept also includes bereavement care for the family. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
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Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
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D064946 |
[A nursing specialty concerned with care of patients facing serious or life-threatening illnesses. The goal of palliative nursing is to prevent and relieve suffering, and to support the best possible quality of life for patients and their families. Hospice nursing is palliative care for people in their final stages of life.
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Hospices
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D006738 |
[Facilities or services which are especially devoted to providing palliative and supportive care to the patient with a terminal illness and to the patient's family.
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Hospital Administration
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D006739 |
[Management of the internal organization of the hospital.
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Hospital Administrators
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D006740 |
[Managerial personnel responsible for implementing policy and directing the activities of hospitals.
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Hospital Auxiliaries
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D006741 |
[Volunteer organizations whose members perform work for the hospital without compensation.
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Hospital Bed Capacity
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D006742 |
[The number of beds which a hospital has been designed and constructed to contain. It may also refer to the number of beds set up and staffed for use.
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Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299
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D006744 |
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Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499
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D006745 |
[The number of beds from 300 to 499 which a hospital has been designed and constructed to contain. It may also refer to the number of beds set up and staffed for use.
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Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over
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D006746 |
[The number of beds 500 or more which a hospital has been designed and constructed to contain. It may also refer to the number of beds set up and staffed for use.
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Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100
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D006743 |
[The number of beds under 100 which a hospital has been designed and constructed to contain. It may also refer to the number of beds set up and staffed for use.
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Hospital Charges
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D017722 |
[The prices a hospital sets for its services. HOSPITAL COSTS (the direct and indirect expenses incurred by the hospital in providing the services) are one factor in the determination of hospital charges. Other factors may include, for example, profits, competition, and the necessity of recouping the costs of uncompensated care.
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