Kwashiorkor /kwɑːʃiˈɔrkər/ is a form of severe protein-energy malnutrition characterized by edema irritability anorexia ulcerating dermatoses and an enlarged liver with fatty infiltrates. Sufficient calorie intake but with insufficient protein […]
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Inclusion body myositis
Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is an inflammatory muscle disease characterized by slowly progressive weakness and wasting of both distal and proximal muscles most apparent in the muscles of the arms […]
Intoxicative inhalant
Intoxicative inhalants are a broad range of intoxicative drugs whose volatile vapors are taken in via the nose and trachea. They are taken by room temperature volatilization or from a […]
Interstitial cystitis
Interstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndrome (also IC/BPS) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the submucosal and muscular layers of the bladder. The cause of IC/BPS is currently unknown and […]
Inquests in England and Wales
Inquests in England and Wales are held into sudden and unexplained deaths and also into the circumstances of discovery of a certain class of valuable artefacts known as treasure trove. […]
Erectile dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction (ED) or impotence is sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis during sexual performance. A penile erection is the hydraulic […]
Haemophilia
Haemophilia (/hiːməˈfɪliə/; also spelled hemophilia in North America from the Greek haima αἷμα ‘blood’ and philia φιλία ‘love’) is a group of hereditary genetic disorders that impair the body’s ability […]
Hemiparesis
Hemiparesis is weakness on one side of the body. It is less severe than hemiplegia — the total paralysis of the arm leg and trunk on one side of the […]
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism often referred to as an overactive thyroid is a condition in which the thyroid gland produces and secretes excessive amounts of the free (not protein bound circulating in the […]
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia (also spelled hypoglycaemia or hypoglycæmia not to be confused with hyperglycemia) is a medical emergency that involves an abnormally diminished content of glucose in the blood. The term literally […]