List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 133

Onychorrhexis (from the words in Greek: onycho- nail rhexis- bursting) also known as Brittle nails is a brittleness with breakage of finger or toenails that may result from excessive strong […]

In racquet nails (also known as brachyonychia nail en raquette and racquet thumb) the end of the thumb is widened and flattened the nail plate is flattened as well and […]

Onychotillomania is a compulsive neurosis in which a person picks constantly at the nails or tries to tear them off.

Blue nails or more formally azure lunula are characterized by a blue discoloration of the lunulae seen in argyria and cases of hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson’s disease) also having been reported […]

Anomalous pulmonary venous connection (or Anomalous pulmonary venous drainage or Anomalous pulmonary venous return) is a congenital defect of the pulmonary veins.

Heart septal defect refers to a congenital heart defect of one of the septa of the heart. Atrial septal defect Atrioventricular septal defect Ventricular septal defectAlthough aortopulmonary septal defects are […]

An aortopulmonary septal defect is a heart disorder deriving from disorders of the development of the aorticopulmonary septum.There are numerous types. Types include: persistent truncus arteriosus double outlet right ventricle […]

Sickle-cell disease (SCD) or sickle-cell anaemia (SCA) or drepanocytosis is a hereditary blood disorder characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal rigid sickle shape. Sickling decreases the cells’ […]

Meningitis (from Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ/méniŋks membrane and the medical suffix -itis inflammation) is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord known collectively as the […]

Systemic lupus erythematosus /sɪˈstɛmɪk ˈluːpəs ˌɛrɪθiːməˈtoʊsəs/ often abbreviated as SLE or lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease (or autoimmune connective tissue disease) that can affect any part of the body. […]