Hematopoietic cell transplantation. Transplantation of cells with blood-forming potential, usually bone marrow (BM). HSC are the only cells in HCT that provide rapid and sustained reconstitution of blood formation. HSC are found in adult BM, umbilical cord blood, mobilized peripheral blood (MPB, the nucleated cell fraction of blood after treatment of the donor with agents that increase the passage of HSC from BM to blood), and in fetal liver.

Hematocrit; cells and other particulate elements of the blood.

see hematocrit.

( ardware ompatibility est) is a suite of tests from WHQL that verifies hardware and device driver operations under a specific operating environment.

Hardware Compatibility Test (HCT) is a suite of tests provided by Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs that verifies hardware and device driver operations under a specific operating environment.

Hardware compatibility tests. A suite of tests from WHQL to verify hardware and device driver operations under a specific operating environment. These tests exercise the combination of a device, a software driver, and an operating system under controlled conditions to verify that all components operate properly.

HCT is an acronym for High Capacity Transit. High capacity transit is a mode of transportation that provides efficient and fast travel for large numbers of people. Examples of local high capacity transit include Sound Transit's Tacoma and Seattle Link light rail systems, as well as their commuter rail that travels from Tacoma to Seattle and Everett to Seattle.

Home and Community Treatment Program, at Mendota Mental Health Institute; demonstrates a community-based model for providing mental health treatment for pre-adolescent children and their families without hospitalization.

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