6 Terms
Contributors in Diseases
Diseases
Gangrene
Health care; Diseases
The death of body tissue due to the loss of blood supply to that tissue, sometimes permitting bacteria to invade it and accelerate its decay.
Joint
Health care; Diseases
A joint is the area where two bones are attached for the purpose of motion of body parts. A joint is usually formed of fibrous connective tissue and cartilage.
Abduction
Health care; Diseases
In medicine, the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body.
Avulsion fracture
Health care; Diseases
An avulsion fracture is a bone fracture which occurs when a fragment of bone tears away from the main mass of bone as a result of physical trauma.
Anthrax
Health care; Diseases
An often-lethal disease caused by coming into contact with spores of the soil-borne bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The disease has been much reduced in the wild due to successful vaccination ...
Wilson's disease
Health care; Diseases
A rare, inherited disorder that occurs when copper pools in the red blood cells. May cause tremors, muscle rigidity, speech problems and dementia.
