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Zygomycosis is the broadest term to refer to infections caused by bread mold fungi of the zygomycota phylum. However because zygomycota has been identified as polyphyletic and is not included […]

Trichorrhexis nodosa is a defect in the hair shaft characterized by thickening or weak points (nodes) that cause the hair to break off easily. This group of conditions contributes to […]

Xerophthalmia (/ˌzɪərˌɒfˈθælmiːə/; Greek for dry eyes from Ξηροφθαλμία = ξηρός dry + οφθαλμός eye) is a medical condition in which the eye fails to produce tears. It may be caused […]

In dentistry hypodontia is the condition at which the patient has missing teeth as a result of the failure of those teeth to develop (also called tooth agenesis). Hypodontia describes […]

A thunderclap headache is a headache that is severe and sudden-onset. It is defined as a severe headache that takes seconds to minutes to reach maximum intensity. It can be […]

Varicocele /ˈværɨkɵsiːl/ is an abnormal enlargement of the pampiniform venous plexus in the scrotum. This plexus of veins drains the testicles. The testicular blood vessels originate in the abdomen and […]

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) (or the Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome after the Canadian physicians who described it in 1963) is a degenerative disease involving the gradual deterioration and death of specific volumes […]

Japanese encephalitis (Japanese: 日本脳炎 Nihon-nōen)—previously known as Japanese B encephalitis to distinguish it from von Economo’s A encephalitis—is a disease caused by the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus. The Japanese encephalitis […]

Placental abruption (also known as abruptio placentae) is a complication of pregnancy wherein the placental lining has separated from the uterus of the mother. It is the most common pathological […]

Telangiectasias /tɛlˌæn.dʒiː.ɛkˈteɪ.zi.ə/ or angioectasias (also known as spider veins) are small dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin or mucous membranes measuring between 0.5 and 1 millimeter in […]