Abbreviation |
Interpretation |
| H | hydrogen |
| Hispanic | |
| head | |
| height | |
| Helicobacter | |
| heavy | |
| hospital | |
| hour | |
| heroin | |
| HA | headache |
| hearing aid | |
| heart attack | |
| hemolytic anemia | |
| hospital admission | |
| HAA | hepatitis associated antigen |
| Hospital Activity Analysis | |
| haloacetic acid | |
| HAAB | hepatitis A antibody |
| HAART | highly active antiretroviral treatment |
| HABF | hepatic artery blood flow |
| HAC | hepatic arterial chemotherapy |
| hydroxyapatite cement | |
| HACA | human antichimeric antibodies |
| HAD | hospital anxiety and depression |
| HIV-associated dementia | |
| HAE | hearing aid evaluation |
| hepatic artery embolization | |
| HAF | hyperalimentation fluid |
| HAGG | hyperimmune antivariola gamma globulin |
| HAH | halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons |
| hospice at home | |
| HAI | hemagglutination inhibition assay |
| hepatic arterial infusion | |
| HAK | hyperalimentation kit |
| HAL | hemorrhoidal artery ligation |
| hip axis length | |
| HAM | human alveolar macrophage |
| hamstrings | |
| hearing aid microphone | |
| Haldol, Ativan, and morphine | |
| HAN | heroin-associated nephropathy |
| HAO | hearing aid orientation |
| HAP | Health Alliance Plan |
| histamine acid phosphate | |
| hospital-acquired pneumonia | |
| hepatic arterial phase | |
| hearing aid problem | |
| heredopathia atactica polyneuritiformis | |
| HAQ | Headache Assessment Questionnaire |
| HAR | hyperacute rejection |
| halothane-resistant | |
| high-altitude retinopathy | |
| HAS | Hamilton Anxiety Scale |
| HAT | head, arms, and trunk |
| hepatic artery thrombosis | |
| HAV | hepatitis A vaccine |
| hepatitis A virus | |
| HB | heart block |
| heartburn | |
| Hemoglobin | |
| Hepatitis B | |
| Health Board | |
| HBAB | hepatitis B antibody |
| HBBW | hold breakfast for blood work |
| HBC | hereditary breast cancer |
| hit by car | |
| hepatitis B core | |
| HBD | has been drinking healthy blood donors |
| HBE | hepatitis B epsilon |
| HBF | hepatic blood flow |
| Hemispheric blood flow | |
| hypothalamic blood flow | |
| hand blood flow | |
| fetal hemoglobin | |
| HBGA | had it before, got it again |
| HBGM | home blood glucose monitoring |
| HBH | Hemoglobin H disease |
| Health Belief Model | |
| HBI | half-body irradiation |
| Harvey-Bradshaw Index | |
| HBLs | hemangioblastomas |
| HBLV | B-lymphotropic virus human |
| HBM | human bone marrow |
| human breast milk | |
| HBNK | heparin-binding neurotrophic factor |
| HBO | hit by owner |
| hyperbaric oxygen | |
| HBP | high blood pressure |
| HBR | half-body radiation |
| HBS | hepatitis B surface Health Behavior Scale |
| HBT | hydrogen breath test |
| HBV | hepatitis B vaccine |
| hepatitis B virus | |
| HBVig | hepatitis B virus immune globulin |
| HBW | high birth weight |
| H/BW | heart-to-body weight |
| HBEX | home-based exercise |
| HC | head circumference |
| Hydrocortisone | |
| hair cell | |
| hairy cell | |
| handicapped | |
| health care | |
| home care | |
| histamine challenge | |
| hot compress | |
| house call | |
| health center | |
| H & C | hot and cold |
| HCA | health care aide |
| hepatocellular carcinoma | |
| HCAO | hepatitis C-associated osteosclerosis |
| HCCL | heavily calcified coronary lesions |
| hydroxycobalamin | |
| HCFA | Health Care Financing Administration |
| hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| HCH | Health Care for the Homeless |
| hexachlorocyclohexane | |
| Halogenated cyclic hydrocarbons | |
| HCI | home care instructions |
| HCL | hairy cell leukemia |
| HCLF | high carbohydrate, low fiber |
| HCLs | hard contact lenses |
| HCM | Health Care Maintenance |
| Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy | |
| Health Care Manager | |
| hypercalcemia of malignancy | |
| HCO3 | bicarbonate |
| HCP | handicapped |
| healthcare provider | |
| HCR | health care review |
| HCS | human chorionic somatomammotropin |
| human cord serum | |
| hairy cells | |
| HCT | head computerized tomography |
| hematocrit | |
| histamine challenge test | |
| hydrocortisone | |
| HCV | hepatitis C vaccine |
| hepatitis C virus | |
| HCWS | healthcare workers |
| HCY | homocysteine |
| HD | haloperidol decanoate |
| Hansen disease | |
| hearing distance | |
| hemodialysis | |
| herniated disk | |
| high dose | |
| hospital discharge | |
| HDA | heteroduplex analysis |
| hemodialysis | |
| high-dose arm | |
| HDCC | high-dose combination chemotherapy |
| HDCT | high-dose chemotherapy |
| HDE | high-dose epinephrine |
| Humanitarian Device Exemption | |
| human dose equivalent | |
| HDF | hemodiafiltration |
| HDG | high dose group |
| hydrogel | |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HDM | home-delivered meals |
| HDN | hemolytic disease of the newborn |
| HDP | Heart Disease Program |
| high-density polyethylene | |
| HDR | high dose rate |
| head-down rotation | |
| hemodynamic response | |
| heparin dose response | |
| Humanitarian Daily Ration | |
| HDS | Hamilton Depression Scale |
| herniated disk syndrome | |
| HDT | habilitative day treatment |
| hearing distraction test | |
| HDU | hemodialysis unit |
| HEA | human erythrocyte antigen |
| health | |
| HEAR | hospital emergency ambulance radio |
| HEAT | human erythrocyte agglutination test |
| HEB | Health Education and Behavior |
| hematoencephalic barrier | |
| hydrophilic emollient base | |
| HEC | Health Education Center |
| HEENT | head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
| HEK | human embryonic kidney |
| HEL | human embryonic lung |
| HEM | hematology |
| hypertensive emergency | |
| HEN | Health Evidence Network |
| home enteral nutrition | |
| hemorrhages, exudates, and nicking | |
| HEP | hepatic |
| hepatitis | |
| heparin | |
| home exercise program | |
| HES | Health Examination Survey |
| hetastarch | |
| hospital emergency services | |
| HETF | home enteral tube feeding |
| HEV | hepatitis E vaccine |
| hepatitis E virus | |
| Hex | altretamine |
| HF | Hageman factor |
| hard feces | |
| hay fever | |
| heart failure | |
| hot flashes | |
| HFA | Health For All |
| High Functioning Autism | |
| Hageman factor | |
| height-for-age | |
| health facility administrator | |
| HFB | high-frequency band |
| HFC | histamine-forming capacity |
| hepatic fat content | |
| high fat/cholesterol | |
| hydrofluorocarbon | |
| hard filled capsule | |
| HFD | high-fiber diet |
| HFE | hemochromatosis gene |
| HFHD | high-flux hemodialysis |
| HFHL | high-frequency hearing loss |
| HFI | hereditary fructose intolerance |
| HFJV | high-frequency jet ventilation |
| H flu | Haemophilus influenzae |
| HFM | hand-food-and-mouth |
| Health Facilities Management | |
| HFO | high-frequency oscillation |
| HFP | high-frequency power hepatic function panel |
| HFR | heart frequency |
| heart-forming region | |
| Hemodiafiltration reinfusion | |
| hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome vaccine | |
| HFS | hand-foot skin |
| hand-foot syndrome | |
| HFUPR | hourly fetal urine production rate |
| HFV | high-frequency ventilation |
| HG | handgrip |
| high-grade | |
| Mercury | |
| Haemophilus gallinarum | |
| herpes gestationis | |
| high glucose | |
| Hg | mercury |
| HGA | high-grade astrocytomas |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| Hgb F | fetal hemoglobin |
| Hgb S | sickle cell hemoglobin |
| HGD | high grade dysplasia |
| HGE | human granulocytic ehrlichiosis |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| hematopoietic growth factors | |
| HGG | high-grade glioma |
| human gamma globulin | |
| HGH | human growth hormone |
| HGI | Human Genome Initiative |
| HGM | home glucose monitoring |
| HGN | hypogastric nerve |
| HGO | hepatic glucose output |
| HGP | hepatic glucose production |
| Human Genome Project | |
| HGS | hand-grip strength |
| human genome sequence | |
| HGV | hepatitis G vaccine |
| hepatitis G virus | |
| HH | hard of hearing |
| hiatal hernia | |
| H/H | hemoglobin/hematocrit |
| H & H | hemoglobin and hematocrit |
| HH Assist | hand-held assist |
| HHC | home health care |
| household contacts | |
| HHD | Hand-held Doppler |
| home hemodialysis | |
| hypertensive heart disease | |
| Doctor of Holistic Health | |
| HHFM | high-humidity face mask |
| HHH | helix-hairpin-helix motif |
| Histiocytic hyperplasia with hemophagocytosis | |
| hyperornithinaemia hyperammonaemia homocitrullinuria syndrome | |
| HHIE-S | hearing handicap inventory for the elderly-short form |
| HHM | Humoral Hypercalcemia of malignancy |
| high-humidity mask | |
| HHN | hand-held nebulizer |
| HHPPS | home health prospective payment system |
| HHRG | Home Health Resource Group |
| HHS | hearing handicap scale |
| Helsinki Heart Study | |
| Harris Hip Score | |
| Health and Human Service | |
| HHT | hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasis |
| head halter traction | |
| heterotopic heart transplantation | |
| HHV-8 | human herpesvirus 8 |
| HI | head injury |
| health insurance | |
| hearing impaired | |
| homicidal ideation | |
| HIA | hemagglutination inhibition antibody |
| HIB | Haemophilus influenzae type b |
| HIC | handling-induced convulsions |
| Head Injury Criterion | |
| Human Investigation Committee | |
| Health Insurance Claim | |
| hi-cal | high caloric |
| HID | headache, insomnia, and depression |
| herniated intervertebral disk | |
| HIDA | hepato-iminodiacetic acid |
| HiDAC | high-dose cytarabine |
| HIDS | hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome |
| HIE | hyperimmunoglobulinemia E |
| HIF | Haemophilus influenzae |
| HIHA | high impulsiveness, high anxiety |
| HII | hepatic-iron index |
| HIL | hypoxic-ischemic lesion |
| HIM | Health Information Management |
| hepatitis-infectious mononucleosis | |
| HIN | haemophilus influenzae nontypable |
| HIO | health insuring organization |
| hepatic iron overload | |
| HIP | health insurance plan |
| HIR | head injury routine |
| HIS | Hospital Information System |
| histidine | |
| Health Interview Survey | |
| Hanover Intensive Score | |
| HIT | heparin-induced thrombocytopenia |
| HIU | head injury unit |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HJB | Howell-Jolly bodies |
| HJR | hepatojugular reflux |
| HK | hand-to-knee |
| heel-to-knee | |
| HKAFO | hip-knee-ankle-foot orthosis |
| HKD | hyperkinetic disorder |
| HKMN | Hickman |
| HKO | hip-knee orthosis |
| HKS | haloketones |
| human keratinocytes | |
| hyperkinetic syndrome | |
| HKT | heterotrophic kidney transplant |
| HL | heparin lock |
| heart lung | |
| hairy leukoplakia | |
| harelip | |
| hearing loss or level | |
| heat loss | |
| hepatic lipase | |
| Hickman line | |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | |
| hemolysis | |
| H & L | heart and lung |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| HLB | hydrophilic-lipophilic balance |
| head, limbs, and body | |
| HLD | hypersensitivity lung disease |
| Hemispheric language dominance | |
| herniated lumbar disk | |
| hyperlipidemia | |
| haldol | |
| HLES | hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter |
| HLGR | high-level gentamicin resistance |
| HLH | human luteinizing hormone |
| human luteinising hormone | |
| hypoplastic left heart | |
| helix-loop-helix | |
| HLI | head lice infestation |
| HLK | heart, liver, and kidneys |
| HLM | heart-lung machine |
| HLOS | hypertensive lower oesophageal sphincter |
| HLP | hyperlipoproteinemia |
| hLS | human lung surfactant |
| HLT | heart-lung transplantation |
| HLV | herpes-like virus |
| HM | hand motion |
| heavy metal | |
| head movement | |
| heart murmur | |
| hemiplegic migraine | |
| HMA | hemorrhages and microaneurysms |
| HMB | beta-hydroxy-beta methylbutyrate |
| HMD | hyaline membrane disease |
| HME | home medical equipment |
| HMF | higher mental functions |
| human milk fortifier | |
| HMG | human menopausal gonadotropin |
| HMI | healed myocardial infarction |
| health and medical informatics | |
| history of medical illness | |
| HMM | altretamine (hexamethyl-melamine) |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
| HMP | health maintenance plan |
| HMR | histiocytic medullary reticulosis |
| health maintenance recommendations | |
| health maintenance record | |
| HMS | Hearing Measurement Scale |
| hexose monophosphate shunt | |
| Harvard Medical School | |
| HMV | home mechanical ventilation |
| HMX | heat massage exercise |
| HN | head and neck |
| head nurse | |
| home nursing | |
| H & N | head and neck |
| HNC | hyperosmolar nonketotic coma |
| head and neck cancer | |
| Holistic Nurse, Certified | |
| HNE | human neutrophil elastase |
| HNI | hospitalization not indicated |
| HNKDC | hyperosomolar nonketotic diabetic coma |
| HNKDS | hyperosomolar nonketotic diabetic state |
| HNLN | hospitalization no longer necessary |
| HNN | hemorrhagic nephrosonephritis |
| hierarchical neural network | |
| hybrid neural network | |
| HNP | herniated nucleus pulposus |
| HNRNA | heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleic acid |
| HNS | head and neck surgery |
| HNV | has not voided |
| HNWG | has not worn glasses |
| HO | hand orthosis |
| hip orthosis | |
| H/O | history of |
| +HO | hemoccult positive |
| HOA | hip osteoarthritis |
| HOB | head of bed |
| HOC | hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy |
| hemorrhagic ovarian cyst | |
| Hepatic oval cells | |
| Hereditary ovarian cancer | |
| HOD | heroin overdose |
| HOG | High Osmolarity Glycerol |
| halothane, oxygen, and gas | |
| HOH | hand-over-hand |
| hard of hearing | |
| HOI | head-out immersion |
| hospital onset of infection | |
| HOM | high-osmolar contrast media |
| HONC | Hooked on Nicotine Checklist |
| HONK | hyperosmolar nonketotic |
| HOP | hourly output |
| HOR | Health outcomes research |
| high outlet resistance | |
| higher-order repeat | |
| HOS | Health Outcomes Survey |
| HOSP | hospital |
| hospitalization | |
| HOT | Hypertension Optimal Treatment |
| hyperbaric oxygen therapy | |
| home oxygen therapy | |
| HP | helicobacter pylori |
| high-pass | |
| high protein | |
| Highly purified | |
| high-phosphorus | |
| house physician | |
| hard palate | |
| H & P | history and physical |
| HPA | human platelet antigen |
| Hypophyseal-pituitary axis | |
| hypothalamic pituitary axis | |
| hybridization protection assay | |
| HPC | hematopoietic precursor cells |
| hemangiopericytoma | |
| history of present condition | |
| HPD | hearing protection device |
| high-protein diet | |
| HP&D | hemoprofile and differential |
| HPDP | health promotion and disease prevention |
| HPE | hemorrhage, papilledema, exudate |
| history and physical examination | |
| HPF | high-power field |
| HPG | human pituitary gonadotropin |
| HPH | health promoting hospital |
| Hashimoto-Pritzker histiocytosis | |
| HPI | history of present illness |
| HPIP | history, physical, impression, and plan |
| HPK | hyperkeratosis |
| HPL | human placenta lactogen |
| hyperlipidemia | |
| hyperplexia | |
| HPM | Head plasma membranes |
| Health Promotion Model | |
| hemiplegic migraine | |
| HPN | home parenteral nutrition |
| Health Provider Network | |
| hepatopoietin | |
| hyperplastic nodules | |
| HPO | Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteoarthropathy |
| high-pressure oxygen | |
| hydrogen peroxide | |
| HPPM | hyperplastic persistent pupillary membrane |
| HPS | hantavirus pulmonary syndrome |
| Heart Protection Study | |
| hemophagocytic syndrome | |
| His-Purkinje system | |
| HPT | heparin protamine titration |
| histamine provocation test | |
| home pregnancy test | |
| HPV | human papilloma virus |
| HPZ | high-pressure zone |
| HQL | health-related quality of life |
| HR | hallux rigidus |
| hazard ratio | |
| health related | |
| heart rate | |
| H & R | hysterectomy and radiation |
| HRA | Human Resources Administration |
| hereditary renal adysplasia | |
| high-right atrium | |
| HRC | Human Rights Committee |
| heart rate characteristics | |
| hereditary renal cancer | |
| HRD | hazard ratios of death |
| human retroviral disease | |
| hypertension renal disease | |
| HRE | high-resolution electrocardiography |
| HRF | Harris return flow |
| hypertensive renal failure | |
| HRI | heart rate impairment |
| heme-regulated inhibitor | |
| HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors | |
| HRL | head rotated left |
| HRMS | high-resolution mass spectrometry |
| HRNB | Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery |
| HROS | high-reliability organizations |
| HRP | high-risk pregnancy |
| HRR | head rotated right |
| HRS | hepatorenal syndrome |
| Health and Rehabilitative Services | |
| Hallucinogen Rating Scale | |
| Hamilton depression rating scale | |
| Haw River Syndrome | |
| HRT | heart rate |
| hormone replacement therapy | |
| HRU | health resource utilization |
| HRV | heart rate variability |
| HS | bedtime |
| half-strength | |
| heart sounds | |
| heel spur | |
| herpes simplex | |
| HSA | Health Service Administration |
| human serum albumin | |
| Hazardous Substances Act | |
| HSBS | evening blood sugar |
| HSC | hematopoietic stem cell |
| HSE | herpes simplex encephalitis |
| HSG | herpes simplex genitalis |
| H-SIL | high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions |
| HSJ | Health Service Journal |
| hepatic schistosomiasis japonica | |
| HSM | hepatosplenomegaly |
| health system model | |
| HSN | heart sounds normal |
| hereditary sensory neuropathy | |
| head-shaking nystagmus | |
| HSO | health services organizations |
| HSP | Human Services Policy |
| Henoch Shonlein Purpura | |
| Health Systems Plan | |
| heat stress proteins | |
| HSQ | Health Status Questionnaire |
| HSR | heated serum reagin |
| hypersensitivity reaction | |
| HSS | health services support |
| Health Surveillance System | |
| hepatosplenic schistosomiasis | |
| Hospital for Special Surgery score | |
| Hydrocortisone sodium succinate | |
| hypersensitive sites | |
| hypersensitivity syndrome | |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| HT | height |
| head trauma | |
| healing time | |
| hearing test | |
| heart | |
| hematocrit | |
| heart transplant | |
| Hashimoto thyroiditis | |
| high temperature | |
| H & T | hospitalization and treatment |
| HTA | Health Technology Assessment |
| HTB | heterotopic bone |
| human tumor bank | |
| hot tub bath | |
| HTC | hypertensive crisis |
| HTDS | high-throughput drug screening |
| HTE | human tracheal epithelial |
| hypertensive encephalopathy | |
| highly-treatment experienced | |
| HTF | HER2 transcription factor |
| house tube feeding | |
| HTGL | hepatic triglyceride lipase |
| HTK | heel-to-knee |
| human thymidine kinase | |
| human tissue kallikrein | |
| HTL | hearing threshold level |
| HTM | Haemophilus test medium |
| high threshold mechanoceptors | |
| histamine | |
| HTN | hypertension |
| HTO | high tibial osteotomy |
| HTP | House-Tree-Person-test |
| heart transplant patients | |
| high-throughput | |
| hydroxytryptophan | |
| HTR | hard tissue replacement |
| HTS | head traumatic syndrome |
| HTT | Huntingtin protein |
| hand thrust test | |
| HTV | herpes-type virus |
| HTX | hemothorax |
| histrionicotoxin | |
| HTx | heart transplant |
| HU | head unit |
| holding unit | |
| Hounsfield units | |
| human | |
| hydroxyurea | |
| HUD | humanitarian use devices |
| HUI | Health Utilities Index |
| HUK | human urinary kallikrein |
| HUM | Hilbert uniqueness method |
| human proteins | |
| humerus | |
| heat, ultrasound, and massage | |
| HUS | Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome |
| head ultrasound | |
| HUT | head-upright tilt |
| HV | hallux valgus |
| has voided | |
| hepatic vein | |
| H & V | hemigastrecotomy and vagotomy |
| HVA | hallux valgus angle |
| homovanillic acid | |
| HVD | hypertensive vascular disease |
| HVE | high-voltage electrophoresis |
| HVF | Humphrey visual field |
| HVI | hollow viscus injury |
| HVL | half-value layer |
| HVOD | hepatic veno-occlusive disease |
| HVOO | hepatic venous outflow obstruction |
| HVPC | high-voltage pulsed current |
| HVPG | hepatic venous pressure gradient |
| HVPT | hyperventilation provocation test |
| HVR | hypoxic ventilatory response |
| HVS | hyperventilation syndrome |
| HW | half-width |
| healing well | |
| heartworm | |
| Heart weight | |
| HWB | heparinized whole blood |
| hot water bottle | |
| HWG | has worn glasses |
| HWP | hot wet pack |
| hepatic wedge pressure | |
| Heart Worm Prevention | |
| Hx | history |
| HXM | hexamethylmelamine |
| Hx & Px | history and physical |
| Hy | hydrazine |
| hypermetropia | |
| hyperopia | |
| hysteria | |
| HYDRO | hydronephrosis |
| HYG | hygiene |
| HHYPER | hyperthyroid |
| HYPO | hypodermic, hypodermic injection |
| hypothalamus | |
| hypothermia | |
| hypothyroid | |
| HYS | hysterectomy |
| hysteria | |
| hysterical | |
| Hyst | hysterectomy |
| HZ | herpes zoster |
Medical Abbreviations – H
