20 Terms
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Diseases
Meniere's disease
Health care; Diseases
A disease of the inner ear characterised by vertigo, tinnitus, and fluctuating hearing loss often accompanied by fullness in the affected ear. endolymphatic hydrops (swelling of the ...
Parturient paresis
Health care; Diseases
A disease of pregnant and lactating cows and ewes leading to generalised paresis and death. The disease, which is characterised by hypocalcemia, occurs at or shortly after parturition in cows and ...
Hydronephrosis
Health care; Diseases
A distention of the pelvis and calices of the kidney with urine, as a result of obstruction of the ureter, with accompanying atrophy of the parenchyma of the organ.
Machado-Joseph disease
Health care; Diseases
A dominantly-inherited ataxia first described in people of Azorean and Portuguese descent, and subsequently identified in Brazil, Japan, China, and Australia. This disorder is classified as one of ...
Stuttering
Health care; Diseases
A disturbance in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech that is inappropriate for the individual's age. This disturbance is characterised by frequent repetitions or prolongations of sounds ...
Myotonia congenita
Health care; Diseases
A dominantly inherited muscle disease that begins in early childhood and is characterised by severe myotonia (delayed relaxation of a muscle) after forceful voluntary contractions. Muscular ...
Multiple personality disorder
Health care; Diseases
A dissociative disorder in which the individual adopts two or more distinct personalities. Each personality is a fully integrated and complex unit with memories, behaviour patterns and social ...
