haemorrhoid

pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter ;

haemorrhoidectomy

surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them ;

haemosiderin

a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism ;

haemosiderosis

abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis ;

haemosporidia

an order in the subclass Telosporidia ;

haemosporidian

minute protozoans parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in blood cells of vertebrates including many pathogens ;

haemostasia

surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) ;

haemostasis

surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) ;

haemostat

a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel ;

haemothorax

accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) ;

haemulidae

grunts ;

haemulon

type genus of the Haemulidae ;

haemulon album

a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil ;

haemulon aurolineatum

found off the West Indies and Florida ;

haemulon macrostomum

a kind of grunt ;

haemulon malanurum

of warm Atlantic waters ;

haemulon parra

a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico ;

hafnium

a grey tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons ;

haft

the handle of a weapon or tool ;

haftarah

a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah ;

haftorah

a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah ;

hag

eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies ; an ugly evil-looking old woman ;

hagada

Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition ;

haganah

the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israel defense force ;

hagberry

small cherry much liked by birds ;

hagberry tree

small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry ;

hagbut

an obsolete firearm with a long barrel ;

hageman factor

coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood ;

hagerstown

a town of northern Maryland ;

hagfish

eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies ;

haggada

Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition ;

haggadah

Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition ;

haggai

an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity ; a Hebrew minor prophet ;

haggard

British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925) ;

haggis

made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach ;

haggle

an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) ;

haggler

an intense bargainer ;

haggling

an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) ;

hagia sofia

a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century ;

hagia sophia

a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century ;