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Ileus (/ˈɪliəs/) is a disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract. Although ileus originally referred to any lack of digestive propulsion including any bowel obstruction up-to-date medical […]

Buruli ulcer (also known as the Bairnsdale ulcer Searls ulcer or Daintree ulcer) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Early the infection is characterised by a painless nodule […]

In medicine colitis (pl. colitides) refers to an inflammation of the colon and is often used to describe an inflammation of the large intestine (colon caecum and rectum).Colitides may be […]

Type I hypersensitivity (or immediate hypersensitivity) is an allergic reaction provoked by reexposure to a specific type of antigen referred to as an allergen. Type I is not to be […]

Calcinosis is the formation of calcium deposits in any soft tissue.

Hypocapnia or hypocapnea also known as hypocarbia sometimes incorrectly called acapnia is a state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood. Hypocapnia usually results from deep or rapid breathing known […]

Gastrointestinal diseases refer to diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract namely the esophagus stomach small intestine large intestine and rectum and the accessory organs of digestions the liver gallbladder and pancreas.[citation […]

Calcinosis cutis (or cutaneous calcification) is a type of calcinosis wherein calcium deposits form in the skin. A variety of factors can result in this condition. The most common source […]

A charley horse is a popular North American colloquial term for painful spasms or cramps in the leg muscles typically lasting anywhere from a few seconds to about a day. […]

Hypophosphatemia is an electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood.