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Aphthous stomatitis

Health care; Diseases

A recurrent disease of the oral mucosa of unknown etiology. It is characterised by small white ulcerative lesions, single or multiple, round or oval. Two to eight crops of lesions occur per year, ...

Chronic granulomatous disease

Health care; Diseases

A recessive X-linked defect of leukocyte function in which phagocytic cells ingest but fail to digest bacteria, resulting in recurring bacterial infections with granuloma formation.

Occupational dermatitis

Health care; Diseases

A recurrent contact dermatitis caused by substances found in the work place.

Anaemia

Health care; Diseases

A reduction in the number of circulating erythrocytes or in the quantity of hemoglobin.

Hypoventilation

Health care; Diseases

A reduction in the amount of air entering the pulmonary alveoli.

Tinnitus

Health care; Diseases

A nonspecific symptom of hearing disorder characterised by the sensation of buzzing, ringing, clicking, pulsations, and other noises in the ear. Objective tinnitus refers to noises generated from ...

A nonspecific term referring both to the pathologic finding of swelling of distal portions of axons in the brain and to disorders which feature this finding. Neuroaxonal dystrophy is seen in various ...