Anatomy/Disease
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| degenerative | show 🗑
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| show | Occurs as a result of some abnormality in the development of tissue, an organ, or body part.
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| show | Term assigned to diseases for which the cause is unknown.
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| familial | show 🗑
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| show | Due to a disturbance of function without evidence of a structural or chemical abnormality.
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| show | Means genetically transmitted from parent to offspring.
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| show | Means genetically transmitted from parent to offspring.
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| show | Of unknown cause, arising spontaneously, such as idiopathic cardiomyopathy.
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| show | Caused by an infection, which is the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissue.
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| show | Caused by abnormality in the chemical structure or concentration of a single molecule (the smallest amount of a substance which can exist alone), usually a protein or enzyme. Molecular diseases are often also congenital, such as sickle cell anemia.
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| show | Any new/abnormal growth; new growth of tissue which is progressive/uncontrolled. These growths are generally called tumors.
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| show | Cause is nutritional factors, either insufficient or excessive dietary intake;eating disorders, such as bulimia or anorexia nervosa. Scurvy and rickets are examples of diseases caused by poor nutrition and/or vitamin deficiency.
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| organic | show 🗑
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| traumatic | show 🗑
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| acquired | show 🗑
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| show | One which has a short and relatively severe course.
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| show | Having no symptoms.
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| show | Persisting over a long period of time.
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| show | Present at birth.
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| disabling | show 🗑
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| show | A progressively deteriorating condition, such as end-stage liver disease.
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| intermittent | show 🗑
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| show | Tending to become progressively worse and eventually causing death. This is usually attributed to types of tumors or cancers but can also describe other problems, such as malignant hypertension.
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| show | Affecting newborns, especially common in prematurely born infants.
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| paroxysmal | show 🗑
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| progressive | show 🗑
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| show | Reappears after it has apparently gone away.
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| show | The return of a disease after its apparent cessation. This means basically the same thing as recurrent.
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| show | Most or all of the symptoms have gone away. They can disappear either spontaneously or because of treatment, and the disappearance can be either temporary or permanent.
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| sequela | show 🗑
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| subacute | show 🗑
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