HEC or hec may refer to:

Math and science

HEC syndrome HEC syndrome is a syndrome characterized by hydrocephalus, endocardial fibroelastosis Endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) is a rare heart disorder usually occurring in children two years old and younger. It may also be considered a reaction to stress ...

, a medical condition characterized by hydrocephalus, endocardial fibroelastosis and cataracts * Highly emetogenic chemotherapy, a term for chemotherapy drugs associated with a high incidence of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting * Hyperelliptic curve, a particular type of algebraic curve *

Hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp Insulin resistance (IR) is a pathological condition in which cells fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin. Insulin is a hormone that facilitates the transport of glucose from blood into cells, thereby reducing blood glucose (blood suga ...

, a test to measure insulin resistance * Hydroxyethyl cellulose, a gelling and thickening agent derived from cellulose

Organizations

* Hautes Études Commerciales (disambiguation), French language business schools in Francophone countries *

Higher Education Commission (disambiguation) Higher Education Commission or Commission on Higher Education may refer to: Asia * Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) * Commission on Higher Education (Philippines) * Office of the Higher Education Commission North America * Higher Learning C ...

* Hongkong Electric Company * Hotel Ezra Cornell, Cornell Hotel School student-run Hospitality Leadership Conference *

Hydro Tasmania Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as the Hydro-Electric Commission (HEC) or The Hydro, is the trading name of the Hydro-Electric Corporation, a Tasmanian Government business enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator i ...

, previously known as the Hydro-Electric Commission * Hyundai Engineering (HEC), a Korean firm founded in 1974

People

Nickname

* Hec Clouthier (born 1949), Canadian Member of Parliament *

Hec Crighton Hector Naismith Crighton (April 2, 1900 – April 17, 1967) was a Canadian football coach. He coached 35 seasons of high school Canadian football, and he also rewrote the rule book in 1952. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame ...

(fl. 1952–1986), Canadian Hall-of-Fame high school football coach * Hec Cyre (1901–1971), Canadian-born National Football League player *

Hector Dyer Hector ("Hec") Monroe Dyer (June 2, 1910 – May 19, 1990) was an American athlete, winner of a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Born in Los Angeles, Hector Dyer enrolled at the Stanford University and won the ...

(1910-1990), American sprinter * Hec Edmundson (1886–1964), American basketball coach * Hec Fowler (1892–1987), Canadian ice hockey player * Art Garvey (1900-1973), American National Football League player * Hec Gervais (1934–1997), Canadian curler *

Hec Highton Hector Salisbury Highton (December 10, 1923 – September 28, 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played twenty-four games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1943–44 season. On January ...

(1923–1985), Canadian National Hockey League player * Hector Hogan (1931-1960), Australian sprinter * Hec Kilrea (1907–1969), Canadian National Hockey League player * Hec Lalande (1934–2010), Canadian National Hockey League player * Hector Lépine (1897-1951), Canadian National Hockey League player * Hector Pothier (born 1954), former Canadian Football League player * Hector Waller (1900-1942), Royal Australian Navy captain * Hec Yeomans (1895-1968), Australian rules footballer

Given name (presumed)

* Hec Davidson (1908–1976), former Australian rules footballer * Hec McKay (fl. 1904–1935), Australian rules footballer * Hec Oakley (1909–1998), Australian cricketer

Other uses

* Hollerith Electronic Computer, Britain's first mass-produced business computer *

Header Error Control CRC-based framing is a kind of frame synchronization used in Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and other similar protocols. The concept of CRC-based framing was developed by StrataCom, Inc. in order to improve the efficiency of a pre-standard As ...

, a method used in some telecommunication protocols *

HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controll ...

Ethernet Channel, technology that consolidates video, audio and data streams into a single HDMI cable * the title character of ''

Hec Ramsey ''Hec Ramsey'' is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1972 to 1974, starring Richard Boone. The series was created by Jack Webb's production company, Mark VII Limited in association with Universal's television productions. The ...

'', a television Western (1972–1974) * Heckington railway station, England; National Rail station code HEC * HEC-meeting, the Heart of Europe Bio-Crystallography Meeting *

Human equivalent concentration The term human equivalent is used in a number of different contexts. This term can refer to human equivalents of various comparisons of animate and inanimate things. Animal models in chemistry and medicine Animal models are used to learn more abou ...

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