List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 557

In psychology and psychiatry anhedonia (/ˌænhiˈdoʊniə/ AN-hee-DOH-nee-ə; Greek: ἀν- an- without and ἡδονή hēdonē pleasure) is defined as the inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable e.g. exercise […]

Methemoglobinemia (or methaemoglobinaemia) is a disorder characterized by the presence of a higher than normal level of methemoglobin (metHb i.e. ferric [Fe3+] rather than ferrous [Fe2+] haemoglobin) in the blood. […]

Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) (de Morsier syndrome) is a rare congenital malformation syndrome featuring underdevelopment of the optic nerve pituitary gland dysfunction and absence of the septum pellucidum (a midline part […]

Nephrotic syndrome is a nonspecific kidney disorder characterised by a number of signs of disease: proteinuria hypoalbuminemia and edema.

Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is a rare neurological disorder that causes hand movement without the person being aware of what is happening or having control over the action.

Liver tumors or hepatic tumors are tumors or growths on or in the liver (medical terms pertaining to the liver often start in hepato- or hepatic from the Greek word […]

Ergotism is the effect of long term ergot poisoning traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus that infects rye and other cereals and […]

Cardiac tamponade also known as pericardial tamponade is an acute type of pericardial effusion in which fluid accumulates in the pericardium (the sac in which the heart is enclosed). Cardiac […]

A Krukenberg tumor refers to a malignancy in the ovary that metastasized from a primary site classically the gastrointestinal tract although it can arise in other tissues such as the […]

Stomach cancer or gastric cancer refers to cancer arising from any part of the stomach. Stomach cancer causes over 700000 deaths worldwide per year. Prognosis is poor with a less […]