13 Terms
Contributors in Diseases
Diseases
Whooping cough
Health care; Diseases
A serious infectious respiratory disease of children. Named for the distinctive whooping sound made by the patient after a coughing spasm. Also called pertussis.
sciatic nerve
Health care; Diseases
The largest nerve in the body, the sciatic nerve begins from nerve roots in the lumbar part of the spinal cord and extends through the buttock area to send nerve endings down to the legs.
keratoacanthoma
Health care; Diseases
A benign, non-neoplastic, usually self-limiting epithelial lesion closely resembling squamous cell carcinoma clinically and histopathologically. It occurs in solitary, multiple, and eruptive forms. ...
chronic heartburn
Health care; Diseases
Known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a burning sensation that is usually centered around the middle of the chest near the sternum. Chronic heartburn is caused by the reflux of acidic ...
nephrocalcinosis
Health care; Diseases
A condition characterized by precipitation of calcium phosphate in the tubules of the kidney, with resultant renal failure.
Malnutrition
Health care; Diseases
Poor nutrition because of an insufficient or poorly balanced diet or faulty digestion or utilisation of foods.
