[MEDICAL DICTIONARY 901]
Heredity (he-red'-it-e). The inheritance of qualities or of diseases from a ncestry.
Hematuria (hem-at-u'-reah). The discharge of urine containing blood.
Hematosis (hem-at-o'sis). The process of the formation of blood; also its arterialization in the lungs.
Hemiplegia (hem-e-ple'jeah). Paralysis of one side of the body.
Hernia (her'neah). Rupture. Breach.
Hydragogue (hi'drag-og). A purgative that causes copious liquid discharges.
Hydrargyrum (hi-drar'gir-um). Mercury or quicksilver.
Hydrogen (hi'-dro-gcn). A light inflammable gaseous element, odorless and
tasteless.
Hydrothorax (hi-dro-tho'rax). The presence of a serous fluid in the
pleural cavity.