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• hairy shaker disease (vet)





• halo sign

radiographic sign indicative of IU death of a fetus.



• hammer finger

mallet finger



• hammertoe/hammer toe

a condition in which the proximal phalanx of a toe is extended and the second and distal phalanges are?flexed, causing a claw-like appearance.



• happy puppet syndrome

Angelman disease



• holiday heart syndrome

arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation associated with excessive alcohol consumption.



• Hong Kong ear

otomycosis



• Hong Kong foot

dermatophytosis; occurs in China.



• hop eyes/hops eyes

conjunctivitis seen in hops pickers.



• hot weather ear

otitis externa, common in hot/humid zones.



• hourglass stomach

distorted stomach due to either outside pressure or contracture, seen on x-ray.



• housewife's knee

from chronic kneeling, seen in cement workers, bricklayers and housemaids.