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Disability Terms starting with "H"

HIV positive

Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, is a virus that progressively damages the body's immune system and puts the person at risk for developing illnesses. It is diagnosed by a blood test.

Hearing loss partial

About one in every ten people in the U.S. have major hearing loss. About 90-95% of the hearing impaired population have correctable hearing loss.

Heart Defect

A congenital heart defect occurs when the heart or blood vessels near the heart don't develop normally before birth.

Heart murmur

Innocent heart murmurs are sounds made by the blood circulating through the chambers and valves of the heart or through blood vessels near the heart.

Hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus comes from the Greek: hydro means water, cephalus head.

The term hyperactivity commonly refers to a group of characteristics in the behavior of children or adolescents which can include constant activity, easy distractibility, impulsiveness, inability to c

Hyperactivity

The term hyperactivity commonly refers to a group of characteristics in the behavior of children or adolescents which can include constant activity, easy distractibility, impulsiveness, inability to c

Hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus comes from the Greek: hydro means water, cephalus head.

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