List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 362

A spider angioma (also known as a nevus araneus spider nevus vascular spider and spider telangiectasia) is a type of telangiectasis (swollen blood vessels) found slightly beneath the skin surface […]

For use of the term nodule in dermatology see Cutaneous condition: NoduleIn medicine nodules are solid raised areas in or under the skin that are larger than 0.5 centimeters. Nodules […]

Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a medical condition that involves an accumulation of acid in the body due to a failure of the kidneys to appropriately acidify the urine. When […]

Hyperchloremic acidosis is a form of metabolic acidosis associated with a normal anion gap a decrease in plasma bicarbonate concentration and in an increase in plasma chloride concentration (see anion […]

Hemopneumothorax or haemopneumothorax is a medical term describing the combination of two conditions: pneumothorax or air in the chest cavity and hemothorax (also called hæmothorax) or blood in the chest […]

Pulmonary valve stenosis is a heart valve disorder in which outflow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart is obstructed at the level of the pulmonic valve. This […]

Bone resorption is the process by which osteoclasts break down bone and release the minerals resulting in a transfer of calcium from bone fluid to the blood.The osteoclasts are multi-nucleated […]

Melanoglossia is a medical condition in which the tongue becomes blackened.This is usually caused by a bacterial infection or allergic reaction.

Myositis is a general term for inflammation of the muscles. Many such conditions are considered likely to be caused by autoimmune conditions rather than directly due to infection (although autoimmune […]