Also known as: hy.
HY has various meanings in the Medical category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of HY in Medical.
The hypophysis, or pituitary is a small, pea-sized gland located at the base of the brain that functions as "The Master Gland."
MedicalThe hypothenar muscles are a group of three muscles of the palm that control the motion of the little finger. Carpal tunnel and thenar and hypothenar eminences.
MedicalHysteria, in the colloquial use of the term, means ungovernable emotional excess. Generally, modern medical professionals have abandoned using the term hysteri to denote a diagnostic category, replacing it with more precisely defined categories, such as somatization disorder. In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association officially changed the diagnosis of hysterical neurosis, conversion type to conversion disorder.
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