List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 537

Cryptorchidism (derived from the Greek κρυπτός kryptos meaning hidden ὄρχις orchis meaning testicle) is the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum. It is a common birth defect […]

Pre-eclampsia or preeclampsia is a multi-system disorder of pregnancy traditionally characterized by the occurrence of elevated blood pressure (hypertension) and significant amounts of protein in the urine (proteinuria). Though present […]

Dental caries (Latin rot) also known as tooth decay or a cavity is an infection bacterial in origin that causes demineralization and destruction of the hard tissues of the teeth […]

Penile fracture is rupture of one or both of the tunica albuginea the fibrous coverings that envelop the penis’s corpora cavernosa. It is caused by rapid blunt force to an […]

Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from the ovary. Symptoms are frequently very subtle early on and may include: bloating pelvic pain difficulty eating and frequent urination and are […]

Oral cancer or mouth cancer a subtype of head and neck cancer is any cancerous tissue growth located in the oral cavity. It may arise as a primary lesion originating […]

Kidney cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the cells in the kidney.The two most common types of kidney cancer are renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and urothelial cell […]

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC formerly known as hypernephroma Grawitz tumor renal adenocarcinoma) is a kidney cancer that originates in the lining of the proximal convoluted tubule one type of very […]

Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) also called sinus node dysfunction (SND) is an umbrella term for a group of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) presumably caused by a malfunction of the sinus […]

Ascariasis is a disease caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. Infections have no symptoms in more than 85% of cases especially if the number of worms is small. Symptoms […]