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Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Gorham disease — Also called disappearing bone disease. Extensive loss of calcium from a single bone so that it cannot be seen on x ray. Any bone can be involved but the upper arm, shoulder, and jaw are most frequent. This type of selective decalcification is… … Medical dictionary
Gorham's disease — is a rare congenital disorder characterized by proliferation of vascular channels that cause massive destruction of bone matrix. The disease was first described by Gorham et al. in 1954. Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Etiology 3 Signs and symptoms 4 … Wikipedia
Gorham-Stout disease — Gor·ham Stout disease (gorґəm stout) [L. W. Gorham; Arthur Purdy Stout, American pathologist, mid 20th century] disappearing bone disease … Medical dictionary
Parkinson's disease — Parkinson s redirects here. For other uses, see Parkinson s (disambiguation). Parkinson s disease Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease — Illustration of the Parkinson disease by Sir William Richard Gowers from A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System in 1886 showing the characteristic posture of PD patients Signs and symptoms of Parkinson s disease are varied. Parkinson s… … Wikipedia
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Glossary of terms associated with diabetes — This page lists and explains terms connected with diabetes. NOTOC A *Acanthosis nigricans A brown to black, poorly defined, velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin, usually present in the posterior and lateral folds of the neck, the axilla, groin,… … Wikipedia
Glossary of diabetes — See also: Diabetes (disambiguation) The following is a glossary of diabetes which explains terms connected with diabetes. Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z … Wikipedia
endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… … Universalium
