hairy vetch
- n European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
haemorrhoidectomy
- n surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them
haemosiderin
- n a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism
haemosiderosis
- n abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis
haemosporidian
- n minute protozoans parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in blood cells of vertebrates including many pathogens
haemostasia
- n surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
haemostasis
- n surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
haemostat
- n a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel
haemothorax
- n accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)