List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 563

Fatigue (also called exhaustion tiredness languidness languor lassitude and listlessness) is a subjective feeling of tiredness which is distinct from weakness and has a gradual onset. Unlike weakness fatigue can […]

Neutropaenia occasionally spelled neutropenia or neutropenia from Latin prefix neutro- (neither for neutral staining) and Greek suffix -πενία (deficiency) is a granulocyte disorder characterized by an abnormally low number of […]

Amenorrhoea (BE) amenorrhea (AmE) or amenorrhœa is the absence of a menstrual period in a woman of reproductive age. Physiological states of amenorrhoea are seen during pregnancy and lactation (breastfeeding) […]

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) also known as prion diseases are a group of progressive conditions (encephalopathies) that affect the brain and nervous system of many animals including humans. According to […]

Whiplash is a non-medical term describing a range of injuries to the neck caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck associated with extension. The term whiplash […]

Compartment syndrome is a life-threatening condition of the limbs which occurs after an injury when there is insufficient blood supply to muscles and nerves due to increased pressure within one […]

Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) also called Familial Spastic Paraplegias French Settlement Disease or Strumpell-Lorrain disease is a group of inherited diseases whose main feature is progressive stiffness and contraction (spasticity) […]

Möbius syndrome (also spelled Moebius) is an extremely rare congenital neurological disorder which is characterized by facial paralysis and the inability to move the eyes from side to side. Most […]

A burn is a type of injury to flesh or skin caused by heat electricity chemicals friction or radiation. Burns that affect only the superficial skin are known as superficial […]

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) (also known as Alymphocytosis Glanzmann–Riniker syndrome Severe mixed immunodeficiency syndrome and Thymic alymphoplasia) is a genetic disorder characterized by the absence of functional T-lymphocytes which results […]