| H |
i chemical symbol hydrogen |
|
ii haemagglutinating antigen |
| |
| H antigen |
bacterial flagellar antigen |
| |
| H2 |
histamine |
| |
| h2 |
heritability |
| |
| H+ |
hydrogen ion |
| |
| H&E |
haematoxylin & eosin (stain) |
| |
| H4folate |
tetrahydrofolate |
| |
| HA |
i haemagglutination |
|
ii haemaglutinin |
|
iii Health Authority |
|
iv hyaluronate-carboxymethylcellulose |
|
v hypertensive angiopathy |
| |
| Ha |
chemical symbol harnium |
| |
| HABA |
2-(4´-hydroxyazobenzene) benzoic
acid |
| |
| HABAC |
Human-Animal Bond Association of Canada
|
| |
| HAC |
hyperadrenocorticism |
| |
| HACCP |
hazard analysis & critical control
point |
| |
| HAI |
haemagglutination inhibition |
| |
| HAN |
i Hanoverian (breed of horse) |
|
ii Heidelberg Appeal Nederland Foundation |
| |
| HANx |
Hanoverian cross breed (horse) |
| |
| HAP |
hydroxyapatite |
| |
| HAS |
Hygiene Assessment System |
| |
| HASS |
Human, Animal & Social Sciences
(Dept) (CABI) |
| |
| HAU |
haemagglutinin units |
| |
| HAV |
hepatitis A virus |
| |
| Hb |
haemoglobin (also Hgb) |
| |
| HBC |
“hit by car” (medical records) |
| |
| HbCo |
carbon monoxide haemoglobin |
| |
| HBIG |
hepatitis B immunogloblin |
| |
| HBLB |
Horserace Betting Levy Board (UK) |
| |
| HBLV |
human B-lymphotropic virus |
| |
| Hbo2 |
oxyhaemoglobin |
| |
| HBSS |
Hanks’ balanced salt solution |
| |
| HBVS |
Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Veterinary
Society (BVA) |
| |
| HC |
i haemorrhagic colitis |
|
ii hereditary cataract |
|
iii hog cholera |
|
iv hypomyelinogenesis congenita |
| |
| (hc) |
honoris causa (ie honorary) |
| |
| HCB |
hexachlorbenzene |
| |
| 25-HCC |
25-hydroxycholecalciferol |
| |
| HCDD |
hexachloro-bibenzo-p-dioxin |
| |
| HCG,hCG |
human chorionic gonadotrophin |
| |
| HCH |
i halogenated cyclic hydrocarbons |
|
ii hexachlorocyclohexane (gamma isomer
is lindane) |
| |
| HCL |
hereditary cataract, late onset |
| |
| HCl |
hydrochloric acid |
| |
| HCM |
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| |
| HCN |
hydrocyanic acid |
| |
| HCO3 |
bicarbonate ion |
| |
| HCT |
haematocrit value |
| |
| HCV |
hereditary cataract, variable age onset
|
| |
| HD |
i hepatosis dietetica |
|
ii hip dysplasia |
| |
| HDA |
i Hawksbury Diploma in Agriculture |
|
ii hen day average |
| |
| HDD |
Hearing Dogs for the Deaf |
| |
| HDDS |
high dose dexamethasone suppression
|
| |
| HDF |
Danish Equine Veterinary Association
Hestepraktiserende Dyrlaegers Forening |
| |
| HDL |
high-density lipoprotein |
| |
| HDP |
hydroxymethylene diphosphonate |
| |
| HE |
hepatic encephalopathy |
| |
| He |
chemical symbol helium |
| |
| HEDRA |
Heads of European Veterinary Regulatory
Agencies |
| |
| HEFCE |
Higher Education Funding Council for
England |
| |
| HEFCW |
Higher Education Funding Council for
Wales |
| |
| HEIs |
Higher Education Institutions |
| |
| HEP |
i haemangiopericytoma |
|
ii high egg passage (re virus attenuation) |
| |
| HES |
hypereosinophilic syndrome |
| |
| HESCA |
Health Sciences Communications Association
|
| |
| HETE |
hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid |
| |
| HEV |
haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis
virus of pigs |
| |
| HEVRA |
Heads of European Veterinary Regulatory
Agencies group |
| |
| HF |
i Hazeman factor, clotting factor xii |
|
ii high fibre (diet) |
| |
| Hf |
chemical symbol hafnium |
| |
| HFMD |
hand, foot-and –mouth disease |
| |
| HFOC |
hair filled otic canals |
| |
| H4 folate |
tetrahydrofolate |
| |
| HFRS |
haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
|
| |
| HFS-GBI |
Holstein Friesian Society of Great Britain
& Ireland |
| |
| Hg |
chemical symbol mercury |
| |
| HGB/Hgb |
haemoglobin (also Hb) |
| |
| HGCA |
Home Grown Cereals Association |
| |
| HGE |
i haemorrhagic gastroenteritis |
|
ii human granulocytic ehrlichiosis |
| |
| HGH |
human growth hormone |
| |
| hh |
hands high |
| |
| HHA |
hen housed average |
| |
| HI |
haemagglutination inhibition |
| |
| HIF |
high insoluble fibre (diet) |
| |
| HIM |
haematopoietic inductive environment |
| |
| HIO |
Horse Industry Organisation (USA) |
| |
| HIN1 |
classical swine influenza virus |
| |
| HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
| |
| HIV-like viruses |
included are FIV (feline),BIV (bovine)
and EIAV (equine infectious anaemia virus) |
| |
| HIVSS |
Highlands & Islands Veterinary Services
Scheme (UK) |
| |
| HJ bodies |
Howell-Jolly bodies |
| |
| HL |
hindlimb |
| |
| hl |
hectolitre |
| |
| HLA |
human leucocyte antigen |
| |
| HLCA |
Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance |
| |
| HM |
hazardous material |
| |
| Hm |
holding medium |
| |
| HME |
i heat-moisture exchanger |
|
ii humeral medial epicondyle |
| |
| HMM |
heavy meromycin |
| |
| HMPAO |
hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime |
| |
| HMSO |
Her Majesty’s Stationary Office
|
| |
| HMWK |
high-molecular-weight kininagen |
| |
| HN2 |
Mechlorethamine (Mustargen, Mustine) |
| |
| HND |
Higher National Diploma (re VN) |
| |
| HnRNA |
heterogeneous RNA |
| |
| HO |
i Home Office |
|
ii hypertrophic osteopathy |
| |
| Ho |
chemical symbol holmium |
| |
| HOA |
hypertrophic osteopathy |
| |
| HonAssocRCVS |
Honorary Associate of the RCVS |
| |
| Hon FRCVS |
Honorary Fellow of the RCVS |
| |
| Hon FWCF |
Honorary Fellowship of the Worshipful
Company of Farriers |
| |
| Hp |
haptoglobin |
| |
| HPA |
Horse Protection Act (USA) |
| |
| HPAI |
highly pathogenic avian influenza |
| |
| HPETE |
hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid |
| |
| HPF |
high power field |
| |
| HPG |
human pituitary gonodotrophin |
| |
| HPL |
human placental lactogen |
| |
| HPLC |
high performance liquid chromatography |
| |
| HPLV |
high pressure, low volume |
| |
| HPO |
i high pressure (hyperbaric) oxygenation |
|
ii hypertrophic pulmonary osteodystrophy |
| |
| HPOA |
hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy
(Maries disease) |
| |
| HPP |
hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis |
| |
| HPR |
host parasite reaction |
| |
| HPRS |
Houghton Poultry Research Station (closed) |
| |
| HPS |
hantavirus pulmonary syndrome |
| |
| HPTG |
Homeopathic Physicians Teaching group
|
| |
| HPV |
human papilloma virus |
| |
| HR |
i heart rate |
|
ii high resolution |
| |
| hr |
hour |
| |
| HRF |
homologous restriction factor |
| |
| HRP |
horseradish peroxidase (also HRPO) |
| |
| HRPO |
horseradish peroxidase (also HRP) |
| |
| HRT |
hormone replacement therapy |
| |
| HRV |
heart rate variability |
| |
| HS |
haemorrhagic septicaemia |
| |
| HSA |
i Health & Safety Authority (Ireland) |
|
ii Humane Slaughter Association |
|
iii human serum albumin |
|
iv Hunt Saboteurs Association |
| |
| HSAVA |
Hungarian Small Animal Veterinary Association
(also KAEKSZ) |
| |
| HSC |
Health & Safety Commission |
| |
| HSE |
Health & Safety Executive |
| |
| HSF |
high soluble & insoluble fibre (diet) |
| |
| HSL |
Health & Safety Laboratory |
| |
| HSO |
i Health & Safety Officer |
|
ii Higher Scientific Officer |
| |
| HSUS |
Humane Society of the United States |
| |
| HSV |
herpes simplex virus |
| |
| ht |
height |
| |
| 5-HT |
5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) |
| |
| HTAT |
holding time at temperature |
| |
| HTLV-BLV |
human T-cell lymphotropic virus/bovine
leukaemia virus group of retroviruses that cause bovine leukaemia |
| |
| HTM |
Haemophilus test medium |
| |
| HTML |
hypertext markup language |
| |
| HTN |
Hantaan virus (hantavirus) |
| |
| HUC |
histiocytic ulcerative colitis |
| |
| HUS |
haemolytic uraemic syndrome |
| |
| HVA |
i Hellenic Veterinary Association |
|
ii Hungarian Veterinary Association |
| |
| HVF |
Norwegian Horse Practitioner Veterinary
Association
Hestepraktisereude Veterinaerers Forening |
| |
| HVK |
Croatian Veterinary Association
Hrvatska Veterinarska Komora |
| |
| HVL |
half-value layer |
| |
| HVMS |
Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society
|
| |
| HVMS/SAVB |
Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society/Small
Animal Veterinary Branch |
| |
| HVR |
hypervariable region |
| |
| HVT |
herpes virus of turkeys |
| |
| HWC |
high white blood cells count |
| |
| HWDA |
Hungarian Wildlife Disease Association |
| |
| HWP |
health & welfare programme |
| |
| Hx |
history (medical records) |
| |
| Hyp |
hydroxyproline |
| |
| HYPAR |
hysterectomy produced artificially reared
pigs |
| |
| Hz |
hertz (cycles per second) |
