Hemoglobinopathy is a kind of genetic defect that results in abnormal structure of one of the globin chains of the hemoglobin molecule. Hemoglobinopathies are inherited single-gene disorders; in most cases […]
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Hyperglycemia
Hyperglycemia or high blood sugar (also spelled hyperglycaemia or hyperglycæmia not to be confused with hypoglycemia) is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood […]
Scar
Scars are areas of fibrous tissue (fibrosis) that replace normal skin after injury. A scar results from the biological process of wound repair in the skin and other tissues of […]
Altitude sickness
Altitude sickness—also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS) altitude illness hypobaropathy the altitude bends or soroche—is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans caused by acute exposure to low […]
Hypertension
Hypertension (HTN) or high blood pressure sometimes called arterial hypertension is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated. Blood pressure is summarised by […]
Bornholm disease
Bornholm disease’s or epidemic pleurodynia or epidemic myalgia is a disease caused by the Coxsackie B virus or other viruses.It is named after the Danish island Bornholm where early cases […]
Hernia
A hernia is the protrusion of an organ or the fascia of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it from within. There are different kinds […]
Phocomelia
Phocomelia (from Gr. φώκη pʰṓkē seal (animal) + o interfix + μέλος mélos limb + Eng. suff. –ia) is an extremely rare congenital disorder involving malformation of the limbs (dysmelia). […]
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a term describing a group of ocular disorders with multi-factorial etiology united by a clinically characteristic intraocular pressure-associated optic neuropathy. This can permanently damage vision in the affected […]
Acne vulgaris
Acne vulgaris (or simply acne) is a common human skin disease characterized by areas of seborrhea (scaly red skin) comedones (blackheads and whiteheads) papules (pinheads) nodules (large papules) pimples and […]