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Haematocrita test to measure the red blood cells as a percentage of the total volume of blood. Haematocrit is the calculated number, using an analyser, whereas packed cell volume (PCV) is derived from manual measurement. | |
Haematopoiesisformation of blood and blood cells | |
Haematuriapresence of blood in the urine | |
Haemoglobinuriapresence of haemoglobin in the urine | |
Haemorrhageloss of blood | |
Haemothoraxblood in the pleural cavity | |
Hair bulb matrixpart of the hair that is situated at the end of the follicle and produces the cells of the hair | |
Halitosisbad breath | |
Haploid cellcell with half the number of chromosomes, and no pairs. These include the gametes (i.e. sperm and ova). | |
Haploid numbera single set of chromosomes (n) found in the nuclei of gametes, this is half the number of chromosomes found in the nuclei of all other eukaryotic cells | |