List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 514

A bruise (layman’s term) also called a contusion (medical term) is a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma allowing blood to […]

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) (also known as Bridges–Good syndrome Chronic granulomatous disorder and Quie syndrome) is a diverse group of hereditary diseases in which certain cells of the immune system […]

Short QT syndrome is a genetic disease of the electrical system of the heart. It consists of a constellation of signs and symptoms consisting of a short QT interval on […]

Third-degree AV block also known as complete heart block is a medical condition in which the impulse generated in the SA node in the atrium does not propagate to the […]

Epistaxis (from Greek: ἐπιστάζω (epistazo) to bleed from the nose: ἐπί (epi) – above over + στάζω (stazo) – to drip [from the nostrils]) or a nosebleed is the relatively […]

Nephropathy also known as kidney disease means damage to or disease of a kidney. Nephrosis is non-inflammatory nephropathy. Nephritis is inflammatory kidney disease.

Schmorl’s nodes or Schmorl’s nodules are protrusions of the cartilage of the intervertebral disc through the vertebral body endplate and into the adjacent vertebra.

Silicosis (previously miner’s phthisis grinder’s asthma potter’s rot and other occupation-related names) is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust and is marked by […]

AIDS-related lymphoma describes lymphomas occurring in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).A lymphoma is a type of cancer arising from lymphoid cells. In AIDS the incidences of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma primary […]

Adenosine deaminase deficiency also called ADA deficiency or ADA-SCID is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that causes immunodeficiency. It occurs in fewer than one in 100000 live births worldwide. It […]