Nouns starting with H

• hyperope — Noun – English ～ a person with hyperopia; a farsighted person
• hyperopia — Noun – English ～ abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
• Hyperotreta — Noun – English ～ hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys
• hyperparathyroidism — Noun – English ～ excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis)
• hyperpiesia — Noun – English ～ persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found
• hyperpiesis — Noun – English ～ persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found
• hyperpigmentation — Noun – English ～ unusual darkening of the skin
• hyperpituitarism — Noun – English ～ excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone)
• hyperplasia — Noun – English ～ abnormal increase in number of cells
• hyperpnea — Noun – English ～ energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders
• heat hyperpyrexia — Noun – English ～ collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
• hyperpyrexia — Noun – English ～ extremely high fever (especially in children)
• hypersecretion — Noun – English ～ excessive secretion
• hypersensitivity — Noun – English ～ pathological sensitivity
• hypersensitivity — Noun – English ～ extreme sensitivity
• hypersomnia — Noun – English ～ an inability to stay awake
• hypersplenism — Noun – English ～ enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells; associated with many disorders
• Hyperstat — Noun – English ～ vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension
• Hypertensin — Noun – English ～ any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
• hypertension — Noun – English ～ a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)

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