Cancer /ˈkænsər/ known medically as malignant neoplasia is a broad group of diseases involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer cells divide and grow uncontrollably forming malignant tumors which may invade […]
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Avitaminosis
Avitaminosis is any disease caused by chronic or long-term vitamin deficiency or caused by a defect in metabolic conversion such as tryptophan to niacin. They are designated by the same […]
Substance abuse
Substance abuse also known as drug abuse is a patterned use of a substance (drug) in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful […]
White Ship
The White Ship (French: la Blanche-Nef) was a vessel that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast off Barfleur on 25 November 1120. Only two of those aboard […]
Tinnitus
Tinnitus /ˈtɪnɪtəs/ or /tɪˈnaɪtəs/; from the Latin word tinnītus meaning ringing is the perception of sound within the human ear (ringing of the ears) when no actual sound is present. […]
Psoriasis
Psoriasis (pronounced /sɵˈraɪ.əsɨs/; from Greek ψωρίασις meaning itching condition or being itchy from psora itch and -sis action condition; also termed psoriasis vulgaris) is a common chronic relapsing/remitting immune-mediated skin […]
Orthostatic hypotension
Orthostatic hypotension also known as postural hypotension orthostasis and colloquially as head rush or dizzy spell is a form of hypotension in which a person’s blood pressure suddenly falls when […]
Hirsutism
Hirsute redirects here. For the botanical term see indumentum.Hirsutism is the excessive hairiness on women in those parts of the body where terminal hair does not normally occur or is […]
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a life-threatening neurological disorder most often caused by an adverse reaction to neuroleptic or antipsychotic drugs. NMS typically consists of muscle rigidity fever autonomic instability […]
Argyria
Argyria or argyrosis (from Greek: ἄργυρος argyros silver) is a condition caused by inappropriate exposure to chemical compounds of the element silver or to silver dust. The most dramatic symptom […]