Physical Conditions
- malignance
- (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death
- amebic dysentery
- inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea
- intermittent claudication
- lameness due to pain in leg muscles because the blood supply is inadequate; pain subsides with rest
- pneumothorax
- abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis)
- anorgasmia
- absence of an orgasm in sexual relations
- erysipelas
- an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes
- equine distemper
- an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes
- epidemic disease
- any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people
- spondylarthritis
- arthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine
- walnut blight
- a disease of English walnut trees
- cirrhosis of the liver
- a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
- osteoporosis
- abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women
- volvulus
- abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the area of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction
- nonthrombocytopenic purpura
- purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugs
- incompetence
- inability of a part or organ to function properly
- molar pregnancy
- an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetus
- Stokes-Adams syndrome
- recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
- chorea
- any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs
- hypervolemia
- a blood disorder consisting of an increase in the volume of circulating blood
- singe
- a surface burn
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