6 Terms
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Diseases
Paratyphoid fever
Health care; Diseases
A prolonged febrile illness commonly caused by several Paratyphi serotypes of salmonella enterica. It is similar to typhoid fever but less severe.
Capgras syndrome
Health care; Diseases
A psychotic disorder characterised by the patient's belief that acquaintances or closely related persons have been replaced by doubles or imposters.
Eczema
Health care; Diseases
A pruritic papulovesicular dermatitis occurring as a reaction to many endogenous and exogenous agents .
Dyshidrotic eczema
Health care; Diseases
A recurrent eczematous reaction characterised by the development of vesicular eruptions on the palms and soles, particularly along the sides and between the digits. It is accompanied by pruritus, a ...
Brain hypoxia
Health care; Diseases
A reduction in brain oxygen supply. Severe hypoxia is referred to as anoxia, and is a relatively common cause of injury to the central nervous system. Prolonged brain anoxia may lead to brain death ...
Hyperopia
Health care; Diseases
A refractive error in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus behind the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too short from front to back. It is ...
Myopia
Health care; Diseases
A refractive error in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too long from front to back. It ...
