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Henry Wickham Sir Henry Alexander Wickham was responsible for gathering 70,000 seeds from the rubber-bearing tree, Hevea brasiliensis, in the Manaus area of Brazil in 1876. He was almost single-handedly responsible for the collapse of the Amazon rubber boom - British owned plantations in Asia were much more efficient and outproduced Brazil, primarily because diseases that impacted rubber trees in the Amazon did not exist in Asia.
Henry Wiencek Henry Wiencek (1952— ) is a prominent American historian and editor whose work has encompased the founding fathers, various topics relating to slavery, and the Lego company. In 1999, The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White, which chronicles the history of the racially intertwined Hairston clan, won the National Book Critics Circle Awardbiography and autobiography.
Henry Wilcoxen British actor born September 8, 1905 in the British West Indies, Wilcoxen was perhaps best known for being one of director Cecil B. DeMille's favorite actors, appearing in the director's hits such as 1949's Samson and Delilah and 1956's The Ten Commandments in addition to having the lead role of Marc Antony in DeMille's 1934 film Cleopatra and Richard the Lion Hearted in The Crusades in 1935.
Henry Wildman Henry Wildman (born 1838, date of death unknown) was a convict transported to Western Australia in 1862, whose apparently false claims to have found gold in the Kimberley region of Western Australia prompted an exploring expedition to the area.
Henry William Connor Henry William Connor (1793 - 1866) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Amelia Court House, Prince George County, Virginia, August 5, 1793; was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1812; served as aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen.
Henry William Engleheart Henry William Engleheart (November 14, 1863 - August 9, 1939) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Henry William Murray Henry William Murray VC, CMG, DSO & Bar, DCM, C de G (France)( 30 December 1880 - 7 January 1966) was Australia's highest decorated soldier during World War I (1914-1918), and continues to be Australia's highest decorated soldier.
Henry William Pitcher Henry William Pitcher (1841-5 July 1875) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Henry William Rawson Wade Sir William Wade QC, FBA (16 January 1918–12 March 2004) was a British academic lawyer, best known for his work on the law of real property and administrative law. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Henry William Wilberforce Henry William Wilberforce (September 22, 1807 - April 23, 1873), the youngest son of William Wilberforce, was an English Catholic journalist and author. He studied law at Oxford and was a pupil of John Henry Newman, through whose influence he later took orders as an Anglican priest.
Henry Willson Henry Willson (31 July 1911 – 2 November 1978) was a Hollywood talent agent, who played a role in popularizing the beefcake craze of the 1950s. Some of his notable clients included Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, Guy Madison, Troy Donahue, and Robert Wagner.
Henry Wilmot Henry Wilmot (3 February 1831-7 April 1901) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Henry Wilson Henry Wilson (February 16, 1812–November 22, 1875) was a Senator from Massachusetts and the eighteenth Vice President of the United States. He was a leading Republican who devoted his enormous energies to the destruction of what he considered the Slave Power, that is the conspiracy of slave owners to seize control of the federal government and block the progress of liberty.
Henry Wirz Henry Wirz (November 1822 – November 10, 1865) was the only Confederate soldier executed in the aftermath of the American Civil War for war crimesWith, arguably, the exception of Champ Ferguson.. He was born in Zurich, Switzerland and immigrated to the United States in the late 1840s.
Henry Wise Henry Wise (1653 - 1738) was an English gardener and landscape architect apprenticed to George London at Brompton Nursery. The two later worked as partners on Hampton Court, Chelsea Hospital, Longleat, Chatsworth, Melbourne Hall, Wimpole Hall and Castle Howard, drawing inspiration from contemporaries in France and the Netherlands.
Henry Wong Henry Wong, known in Japan as Jianliang Lee (or Jenrya Lee , depending on translation) (李 健良 Japanese: Rii Jenrya, Chinese: Lǐ Jiànliáng), or Jian (ジェン Jen) for short, is a fictional character in the Digimon Tamers anime series. The human partner of Terriermon, he is known for his calm presence and pacifist attitude.
Henry Wood (conductor) Sir Henry Wood Kt CH (3 March 1869 – 19 August 1944) was an English conductor, forever associated with the Promenade Concerts which he conducted for half a century. Founded in 1895, they became known after his death as the “Henry Wood Promenade Concerts” (now the “BBC Proms”).
Henry Wood (cricketer) Henry ("Harry") Wood (14 December 1853, Dartford, Kent - 30 April 1919 in Waddon, Surrey) was an English cricketer, who played county cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and Surrey County Cricket Club. He was a right-handed batsman, who bowled part-time right-arm fast, but was mainly a wicketkeeper.
Henry Woolf Henry Woolf (born 1930 in London, England) is a British actor. He was called a "living icon of the theatrical avant-garde" by Richard Eyre and Nicholas Wright in the BBC TV series and companion book A View of British Theatre in the Twentieth Century.
Henry Wray Lieutenant-General Henry Wray (1 January 1826–6 April 1900) Demerara (Ireland) 20th Company Royal Engineers. Arrived in Fremantle 12 December 1851 and was responsible for carrying out the construction plans for Fremantle Prison for Edmund Henderson.
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (October 6, 1573 – November 10, 1624), one of William Shakespeare's patrons, was the second son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, and his wife Mary Browne, daughter of the 1st Viscount Montague.
Henry Wynkoop Henry Wynkoop (March 2 1737 - October 24 1812) was a member of the Continental Congress (from 1779) and later a United States Representative for the state of Pennsylvania during the First United States Congress, 1789 to 1791.
Henry XVI of Bavaria Henry XVI of Bavaria (1386–30 July 1450, Landshut), (German: Heinrich der Reiche, Herzog von Bayern-Landshut), since 1393 Duke of Bavaria-Landshut. He was a son of duke Frederick and his wife Maddalena Visconti, a daughter of Bernabò Visconti.
Henry Yates Satterlee Henry Yates Satterlee, first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington having served from 1896 to 1908. He established the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, unofficially known as Washington National Cathedral.
Henry Yelverton, 19th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Henry Edward Yelverton, 19th Baron Grey de Ruthyn (8 September, 1780 – 29 October, 1810) was a British Peer in the early 19th Century, notable for being a tenant and sometime friend of Lord Byron and as an ancestor of the current Aga Khan.
Henry Young Sir Henry Edward Fox Young (April 23 1808–September 18 1870) was the fifth Governor of South Australia, serving in that role from 2 August 1848 until 20 December 1854. He was then the first Governor of Tasmania, from 1855 until 1861.
Henry Z. Goldstein Henry Z Goldstein (1902-1975), American physician and specialist in otorhinolarynology was born in Camden, New Jersey, the youngest son of Solomon Joseph and Rose Zuckermann Goldstein, graduated from Camden High School (1), and like his two brothers, won a competitive scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania and its Medical School, graduating in 1926. (2) He carried out post-graduate studies in his specialty in Bordeaux and Vienna.
Henry's Cat Henry's Cat is an animated children's television programme, written by Stan Hayward and produced by Bob Godfrey, who was also the producer of Roobarb, a similar cartoon series from the 1970s. The show starred a laid-back, ponderous yellow cat, known only as Henry's Cat, and his many friends and enemies.
Henry's Dream Henry's Dream is the seventh album released by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, on May 12, 1992. There are possible references to John Berryman's series of poems The Dream Songs, which logs the dreams of the protagonist Henry.
Henry's law In chemistry, Henry's law is one of the gas laws, formulated by William Henry. It states that, at a constant temperature, the amount of a given gas dissolved in a given type and volume of liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in equilibrium with that liquid.
Henry-Russell Hitchcock Henry-Russell Hitchcock (1903-1987) was an American architectural historian and professor at Smith College. He along with architect Philip Johnson coined the term "International School" to describe the Bauhaus inspired functionalist movement in modern architecture.
Henry, Count of Montescaglioso Henry, born Rodrigo, was the son of Marguerite de l'Aigle, the queen of GarcĂ­a VI of Navarre, and brother or half-brother of Queen Margaret of Sicily. He was never acknowledged as a son by the Navarrese king and he was widely considered a bastard, though his sister did not treat him as such and he certainly never acted as anything but the son of a king.
Henry, Count of Portugal Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (1066–1112) was Count of Portugal from 1093 to his death. He was the son of Henry of Burgundy, heir of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, and brother of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy and Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy.
Henry, Earl of Atholl Henry of Atholl, the son of Maol Choluim (Gd: Eanraig mac Mhaol Choluim), was Mormaer of Atholl, Scotland, from sometime in the 1190s until his death in 1211. Henry had no sons, but did have at least two daughters - called Isabella and Forbhlaith.
Henryk Batuta Henryk Batuta (born Izaak Apfelbaum) was a fictional socialist revolutionary and Polish Communist made up as a hoax on the Polish Wikipedia. The fake biography said Batuta was born in Odessa in 1898, participated in the Russian Civil War, and fought with Ernest Hemingway during the 1936-39 Civil War in Spain.
Henryk Czapczyk Henryk Czapczyk (born August 17, 1922 in Poznań) was a Polish football player and soldier of the Polish army. Having started his football career at Warta Poznań, he was part of the Warsaw Revolt in the second world war.
Henryk de Kwiatkowski Henryk Richard de Kwiatkowski (February 22, 1924 - March 17, 2003) was a Polish-born member of the Royal Air Force who became an aeronautical engineer and made a fortune in business in North America and who owned Calumet Farm, one of the most prestigious Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farms in the United States.
Henryk Gołębiewski Henryk Gołębiewski (born July 22, 1942 in Lubowidz) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 8454 votes in 2 Wałbrzych district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list.
Henryk Iwański Henryk Iwański (1902-1978), nom de guerre Bystry, was a member of the Polish resistance during WWII. He is known for leading one of the most daring action of Armia Krajowa in support of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Henryk Jabłoński Henryk Jabłoński (27 December 1909 - 27 January2003) was a Polish socialist and communist politician, historian and professor at Warsaw University. He was a head of the People's Republic of Poland (President) between 1972 and 1985.
Henryk Jankowski Henryk Jankowski (1936-) is a Polish Catholic priest. Member of Solidarity movement and one of the leading priests supporting that movement in opposition to the communist governent in the 1980s, he was also a long serving provost of St.
Henryk Kowalczyk Henryk Kowalczyk (born July 15, 1956 in Żabianka) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7211 votes in 18 Siedlce district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Henryk Kroll Henryk Kroll (born January 20, 1949 in Gogolin) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7852 votes in 21 Opole district, candidating from Mniejszość Niemiecka (German Minority) list.
Henryk Leon Strasburger Henryk Leon Strasburger (1887-1951) was a Polish economist and politician in Danzig (today Gdańsk), a Polish delegate to the League of Nations, and also a member of the Polish government in exile during World War II. According to the New York Times, he was among the earliest and most outspoken of Poles to recognize the Hitler menace to his country.
Henryk Łowmiański Henryk Łowmiański (August 22, 1898 near Ukmergė - September 4, 1984 in Poznań) – Polish medieval historian. The researcher of ancient history of Poland, Lithuania and Slavs, Łowmiański is the author of many works, including the 6 volume "The Beginnings of Poland" (.
Henryk Magnuski Henryk Władysław Magnuski (1909-1978) was a Polish telecommunications engineer who worked for Motorola in Chicago. He was the inventor of one of the first Walkie-Talkies and one of the authors of his company success in the fields of radio communication.
Henryk Mandelbaum Henryk Mandelbaum (* 1922 in Olkusz, Poland) is a survivor of the Holocaust. He was one of the prisoners in the Sonderkommando KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp who had to work in the crematory.
Henryk Milcarz Henryk Milcarz (born July 21, 1950 in Zagnańsk) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5251 votes in 33 Kielce district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list.
Henryk Młynarczyk Henryk Młynarczyk (born November 25, 1955 in Krasnystaw) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 13633 votes in 7 Chełm district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Henryk Muszyński Henryk Muszyński (born March 20, 1933) is the Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II when the Polish hierarchy was reorganized in March 1992. He had previously been Bishop of Włocławek since 1987.
Henryk Reyman Henryk Reyman (Born July 28, 1897 in KrakĂłw, died April 11, 1963 also in KrakĂłw) was a soccer forward player, sports official, and military officer. He fought in World War I (in the Austrian Army), then in the Polish Army in Polish-Soviet War, and also participated in the Silesian Uprisings.
Henryk Siedlaczek Henryk Siedlaczek (born January 30, 1956 in Wodzisław) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7476 votes in 30 Rybnik district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( listen) (artistic name: "Litwos") (May 5, 1846, Wola Okrzejska, Russian-occupied Poland, - November 15, 1916, Vevey, Switzerland) was a Nobel Prize-winning Polish novelist.
Henryk Smolarz Henryk Smolarz (born September 03, 1969 in Lublin) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 4534 votes in 6 Lublin district, candidating from Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list.
Henryk StaĹĽewski Henryk StaĹĽewski (1894-1988) was a Polish painter, considered to be a pioneer of the classical avant-garde of the 1920s and 1930s. He was a foremost representative of the Constructivist movement, as well as the co-creator of the Geometric Abstract art movement.
Henryk Szatkowski Henryk Szatkowski was a leader of the Goralenvolk during World War II. A self-proclaimed ethnic German, he was a sports and tourism activist from Zakopane who collaborated with the occupiers and fled to Germany at the end of the war.
Henryk Tomaszewski (mime) Henryk Tomaszewski (1919-2001) was a mime artist and theatre director, born in Poznań, Poland. He settled in Cracow in 1945 to study theatre after the end of World War II during which he studied at Iwo Gall's Theatre Studio from 1945 to 1947 and ballet under Feliks Parnell.
Henryk Walecki Henryk Walecki aka Maksymilian Horwitz (1877-1937) was a leader and theoretician of the Polish communist movement. He was a member of the Polish Socialist Party - Left (PPS-Lewica) from 1906 and the Communist Party of Poland (KPP) from 1918.
Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition The international Henryk Wienawski Violin Competition is a competition for violinists up to age 30 that takes place every five years in Poznań, Poland, in honor of the virtuoso and composer Henryk Wieniawski. The first competition took place in 1935 in Warsaw, 100 years after the birth of its patron, and consisted of two stages.
Henryk Woliński Henryk Woliński (1901-1986) was a member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II, specifically the Armia Krajowa (AK), where he reached the rank of colonel. He was the head of the "Jewish Department" in AK's Bureau of Information and Propaganda.
Henryk Zygalski Henryk Zygalski (; 1906 - 1978) was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who worked at breaking German Enigma ciphers before and during World War II. Zygalski was, from September 1932, a civilian cryptologist with the Polish General Staff's Biuro SzyfrĂłw (Cipher Bureau), housed in the Saxon Palace in Warsaw.
Henrys Fork River The Henrys Fork River (also called the Henrys Fork of the Snake River) is a tributary of the Snake River, approximately 110 mi (177 km) long, in southeastern Idaho in the United States. It drains the northeastern corner of the Snake River Plain along the continental divide.
Hens and Kelly Hens and Kelly, established in 1892, was a chain of department stores based in Buffalo, New York."Victorian Buffalo: Images From the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library" Hens and Kelly store in 1911
Hensel's lemma In mathematics, Hensel's lemma, named after Kurt Hensel, is a generic name for analogues for complete commutative rings (including p-adic fields in particular) of the Newton method for solving equations. Since p-adic analysis is in some ways simpler than real analysis, there are relatively neat criteria guaranteeing a root of a polynomial.
Henschel Hs 123 The Henschel Hs 123 was a single-seat sesquiplane dive bomber and close-support attack aircraft flown by the Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War and the early part of World War II. Although an obsolete design, it was not withdrawn from front line service until 1944.
Henschel Hs 129 The Henschel Hs 129, often referred to by its nickname, the Panzerknacker, (tank cracker), was a World War II ground attack aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe. Although likely to be a good anti-tank weapon, it never really hand a chance to prove itself in any real way, the plane was produced in only small numbers and deployed during a time when the Luftwaffe was unable to protect them from attack.
Henschel Hs 294 The Henschel Hs 294 was a torpedo. When launched,from a ship or sub, it was guided to its target, then just before it reached its target, it was guided into the water, where it then would run like a regular torpedo.
Hensleigh Wedgwood Hensleigh Wedgwood (21 January 1803 - 2 June 1891) was a British etymologist, philologist and barrister, author of A Dictionary of English Etymology. Wedgwood was the fourth son of Josiah Wedgwood II, grandson of the potter Josiah Wedgwood and a brother of Emma Darwin.
Hensley Meulens Hensley Filemon Acasio Meulens (born June 23, 1967 in Willemstad, Curaçao) was a Major League Baseball player from 1989 to 1998. Nicknamed "Bam Bam", he was the first Major Leaguer to have come from Curaçao, also the country of origin for Andruw Jones of the Atlanta Braves.
Hensley, West Virginia Hensley is an unincorporated community on the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Hensley has also been known as Claren, Claren Station, and Hensley Claren.
Hensol Castle Hensol Castle is a seventeenth century castle located in Glamorgan, Wales. Hensol castle was a former residence of the Earls Talbot, although they have not owned the property since the 1782 when the first creation of the Earls Talbot went extinct.
Henson trust A Henson trust (sometimes called an absolute discretionary trust), in Canadian law, is a type of trust designed to benefit disabled persons. Specifically, it protects the assets (typically an inheritance) of the disabled person, as well as the right to collect government benefits and entitlements.
Henstock-Kurzweil integral In mathematics, the Henstock-Kurzweil integral, also known as the Denjoy integral (pronounce Denjua) and the Perron integral, is a possible definition of the integral of a function. It is a generalisation of the Riemann integral which in some situations is more useful than the Lebesgue integral.
Hentai is a Japanese word that means "abnormality" or "metamorphosis". However, in colloquial situations it often means "perverted" and is subsequently used in many other countries to refer to anime, manga, and computer games with explicit sexual or pornographic content (see Japanese pornography).
Hentaigana Hentaigana (変体仮名) are alternative kana letterforms equivalent to standard kana characters. This is a legacy of man'yōgana, where many different kanji could be used to represent the same syllable. As the manyogana forms became simplified into cursive forms, hentaigana and hiragana were the result.
Hentiesbaai Hentiesbay (Afrikaans: Hentiesbaai, German: Hentiesbucht) is a small coastal town in northern Namibia. It is located 70km north of Swakopmund and is predominantly a holiday settlement, much favoured by anglers.
Henzada Henzada is a city in south western Myanmar (formerly Burma), it is in the Ayeyarwady Division (historically in Pegu, before being annexed by Burma in 1753) and is on the Ayeyarwady River. In 1983 the greater city area had a population of 311,336.
Heo Hwang-ok Heo Hwang-ok was a princess who travelled from the ancient kingdom of AyutaThe extant records do not identify Ayuta except as a distant country. It is commonly identified with Ayodhya in India; however, Ha & Mintz suggest Ayuthia in Thailand.
Heo Jeong Heo Jeong (April 8 1896 - September 18 1989) was the prime minister of South Korea during the late First and Second Republics. He also headed a caretaker government for a brief time following the 1960 April Revolution which overthrew the First Republic.
Heorhiy Kirpa Heorhiy Kirpa (Ukrainian: Георгій Кірпа) (July 20, 1946 in Klubivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast - December 27, 2004 in Bortnychi, near Kiev) was a Ukrainian industrial manager, statesman and politician. He was the head of Ukrainian railways.
Heorogar Heorogar was a Danish king who appears in the Old English poem Beowulf as the eldest son of Healfdene (halfdan), and the brother of HroĂ°gar (Hroar), and Halga (Helgi). The people in parentheses are personages found also in Norse sources.
Heorot Heorot (pronounced /hay oh roht/, IPA: [heɪ əʊ rəʊt]) is a mead hall described in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf as "the foremost of halls under heaven." It was built and presided over by King Hroðgar, a legendary Danish king of the sixth century.
Heoroweard Heoroweard is a character who appears in Beowulf and who has counterparts in Norse legends, where he is named Hjörvarðr or Hiartuar. If he existed in real life, his name would have been Proto-Norse *Heruwarduz
Heparan sulfate Heparan sulfate (HS) is a linear polysaccharide found in all animal tissues. It occurs as a proteoglycan (PG) in which two or three HS chains are attached in close proximity to cell suface or extracellular matrix proteins. It is in this form that HS binds to a variety of protein ligands and regulates a wide variety of biological activities, including developmental processes, angiogenesis, blood coagulation and tumour metastasis.
Heparin-coated blood oxygenator For most cardiothoracic operations such as coronary artery bypass grafting, the cardiopulmonary bypass is performed using a heart-lung machine (or cardiopulmonary bypass machine). The heart-lung machine serves to replace the work of the heart during the open bypass surgery.
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) with or without thrombosis (HITT) is thrombocytopenia (low platelet counts) due to the administration of heparin. While it is mainly associated with unfractioned heparin (UFH), it can also occur with exposure to low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH), but at significantly lower rates.
Hepatectomy Hepatectomy consists on the surgical resection of the liver. While the term is often employed for the removal of the liver from a liver transplant recipient, this article will focus on partial resections of hepatic tissue.
Hepatic lobule A hepatic lobule is a small division of the liver defined at the histological scale. It should not be confused with the anatomic lobes of the liver (caudate lobe, quadrate lobe, left lobe, and right lobe), or any of the functional lobe classification systems.
Hepatic stellate cell Hepatic stellate cells, also known as Ito cells, are pericytes found in the perisinusoidal space (a small area between the sinusoids and hepatocytes) of the liver. The stellate cell is the major cell type involved in liver fibrosis, which is the formation of scar tissue in response to liver damage.
Hepatica Hepatica is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants belonging to the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. A native of central and northern Europe, Asia and northeastern North America, Hepatica is sometimes called liverleaf or "liverwort".
Hepatitis C virus The Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a small (50 nm in size), enveloped, single-stranded, positive sense RNA virus in the family Flaviviridae. HCV mainly replicates within hepatocytes in the liver, although there is controversial evidence for replication in lymphocytes or monocytes.
Hepatitis C/co-infection with HIV Patients who are HIV-positive are commonly co-infected with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) due to shared routes of transmission: percutaneous exposure to blood, sexual intercourse and from a mother to her infant. Infection with HCV can be asymptomatic, self-limiting, or progress to cirrhosis or cancer.
Hepatitis D Hepatitis D is a disease caused by a small circular RNA virus (Hepatitis delta virus or hepatitis D virus, HDV). HDV is considered to be a subviral satellite because it can propagate only in the presence of another virus, the hepatitis B virus (HBV).
Hepatitis G Hepatitis G and GB virus C (GBV-C) are RNA viruses that were independently identified in 1995, and were subsequently found to be two isolates of the same virus. Although GBV-C was initially thought to be associated with chronic hepatitis, extensive investigation failed to identify any association between this virus and any clinical illness.
Hepatizon Hepatizon (from , the Greek for liver), also known as black Corinthian bronze, was a highly valuable metal alloy in classical antiquity. It is thought to be an alloy of copper with the addition of a small proportion of gold and silver (perhaps as little as 8% of each), mixed and treated to produce a material with a dark purplish patina, similar to the colour of liver.
Hepatobiliary triangle The hepatobiliary triangle is an anatomic space bordered by the common hepatic duct medially, the cystic duct inferiorly and the liver superiorly. The cystic artery normally passes through the triangle; this anatomic feature is important during laparoscopic cholecystectomies Balija M, Huis M, Nikolic V, Stulhofer M.
Hepatology Hepatology is the branch of medicine that is concerned with disorders of the liver, gall bladder and bile ducts. Although occasionally practiced by specialised hepatologists, it is most often considered the terrain of gastroenterology.
Hepatozoon Hepatozoon is a genus of Apicomplexan protozoa, causing a tick-borne disease called hepatozoonosis in animals. Hepatozoonosis results when an animal eats an infected tick -- the disease is not spread by tick bites.
Hepburn Hepburn is a Scottish family name that is also associated with a variety of famous personages, eponyms, places, and things. Whilst a Scottish name, its origins are widely suspected to lie south of the border in the north of England.
Hepburn (band) Hepburn were Jamie Benson (vocals), Lisa Lister (guitar), Sarah Davies (bass), Beverley Fullen (drums) and Tasha Bayliss (drums, replacement for Fullen). They were a four-piece British all-girl Pop Rock band who formed in 1999.

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