disease
abnormal condition negatively affecting organisms
achlorhydria
medical state where the production of hydrochloric acid in gastric secretions of the stomach and other digestive organs is absent or low
achondroplasia
osteochondrodysplasia that results in dwarfism from abnormal ossification of cartilage in long bones
acute respiratory distress syndrome
human disease
parasitic protozoa infectious disease
parasitic disease caused by a protozoan
adenocarcinoma
carcinoma that has material basis in abnormally proliferating cells, derives from epithelial cells, which originate in glandular tissue
fetal alcohol syndrome
severe form of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
nephritis
inflammation of the kidneys
anastomotic leak
breakdown of the connection and subsequent leakage of effluent (fluids, secretions, air) from a surgical anastomosis of the digestive, respiratory, genitourinary, and cardiovascular systems
aniseikonia
Human disease
aphakia
condition where the eye lacks a lens
sciatica
medical condition with pain down the leg from the lower back
anomic aphasia
type of aphasia
Seckel syndrome
autosomal recessive disease characterized by intrauterine growth retardation and postnatal dwarfism with microcephaly and intellectual disability
encephalopathy
central nervous system diseases located in the brain
spinal muscular atrophy
rare congenital neuromuscular disorder
self-defeating personality disorder
proposed personality disorder in an earlier edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R) in 1987
idiopathy
disease with unknown pathogenesis or apparently spontaneous origin
conduct disorder
specific developmental disorder marked by a pattern of repetitive behavior wherein the rights of others or social norms are violated
Kleine-Levin syndrome
recurrent hypersomnia that is characterized by recurring periods of excessive amounts of sleep and altered behavior
aortic valve insufficiency
aortic valve disease that is characterized by leaking of the aortic valve of the heart causes blood to flow in the reverse direction during ventricular diastole, from the aorta into the left ventricle
blastomycosis
primary systemic mycosis that results in a systemic fungal infection, and has material basis in Blastomyces dermatitidis
ectrodactyly
deficiency or absence of one or more central digits of the hand or foot
achalasia
esophageal disease characterized by an inability of the esophagus to move food toward the stomach resulting from the lower esophogeal sphincter not fully relaxing during swallowing
thoracic outlet syndrome
vascular disease characterized by compression at the superior thoracic outlet
vaginitis
Human disease
superior canal dehiscence
thinning or erosion of the bony layer covering the superior semicircular canal, causing abnormal exposure of the vestibular membranous labyrinth to the middle cranial fossa
superior canal dehiscence
thinning or erosion of the bony layer covering the superior semicircular canal, causing abnormal exposure of the vestibular membranous labyrinth to the middle cranial fossa
second-degree atrioventricular block
disease of the electrical conduction system of the heart. It is a conduction block between the atria and ventricles.
Lassa fever
viral disease
hiatus hernia
type of hernia in which abdominal organs (typically the stomach) slip through the diaphragm into the middle compartment of the chest
chronic myeloid leukemia
myeloid leukemia that is characterized by over production of white blood cells
chronic renal insufficiency
progressive loss in kidney function over a period of months or years
asplenia
congenital disorder
small cell carcinoma
type of carcinoma that commonly arises within lung and sometime other body sites
abnormal lordosis
abnormal curvature of the spine
infant respiratory distress syndrome
human disease affecting newborns
otosclerosis
otitis interna characterized by an abnormal bone growth in the middle ear
atony
muscle losing its strength
keratitis
corneal disease that is characterized by inflammation of the cornea.
food allergy
hypersensitivity reaction type I disease that is an abnormal response to a food, triggered by the body's immune system
anodontia
human disease
Lynch syndrome
Human disease
glycogen storage disease V
Human disease
locked-in syndrome
condition in which a patient is aware but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in the body except for vertical eye movements and blinking
hypokalemia
Health condition with insufficient potassium in blood
bone cyst
pseudocystics cavity formations of fibermixoid content in bones
Nasal septal hematoma
bleeding under the mucous membrane of the nasal septum, most often as a result of trauma
hyperplasia
increase in the amount of organic tissue that results from cell proliferation
condylomata lata
medical condition
coccidioidomycosis
fungal infection