Priapism (/ˈpraɪəpɪzəm/) is a potentially painful medical condition in which the erect penis does not return to its flaccid state despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation within […]
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Anemia
Anemia (/əˈniːmiə/; also spelled anaemia and anæmia); is a decrease in number of red blood cells (RBCs) or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. Anemia may […]
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the most lethal and most frequently reported rickettsial illness in the United States. It has been diagnosed throughout the Americas. Some synonyms for Rocky Mountain […]
Porphyria
The porphyrias are a group of rare inherited or acquired disorders of certain enzymes that normally participate in the production of porphyrins and heme. They manifest with either neurological complications […]
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop after a person is exposed to one or more traumatic events such as sexual assault serious injury or the threat of death. The diagnosis […]
Cholesteatoma
Cholesteatoma is a destructive and expanding growth consisting of keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process. Although these are not strictly speaking tumours or cancers they can […]
Endemic goitre
Endemic goitre is a type of goitre that is associated with dietary iodine deficiency. Some inland areas where soil and water lacks in iodine compounds and consumption of marine foods […]
Sly syndrome
Sly syndrome also called Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII or MPS is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease characterized by a deficiency of the enzyme β-glucuronidase a lysosomal enzyme. Sly syndrome belongs […]
Pelvic lipomatosis
The rare disease pelvic lipomatosis is most often seen in older obese black men with hypertension. In pelvic lipomatosis abnormally dense deposits of otherwise apparently normal fat may be observed […]
Armor-piercing shot and shell
An armor-piercing (AP) shell is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate armor. From the 1860s to 1950s a major application of armor-piercing projectiles was to defeat the thick armor […]