8 Terms
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Diseases
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Health care; Diseases
A myocardial disease characterised by hypertrophy, involving mainly the interventricular septum, interfering with left ventricular emptying.
Idiopathic hypersomnolence
Health care; Diseases
A sleep disorder of central nervous system origin characterised by prolonged nocturnal sleep and periods of daytime drowsiness. Affected individuals experience difficulty with awakening in the ...
Aleutian mink disease
Health care; Diseases
A slow progressive disease of mink caused by the Aleutian mink disease virus. It is characterised by poor reproduction, weight loss, autoimmunity, hypergammaglobulinemia, increased susceptibility to ...
Chondrosarcoma
Health care; Diseases
A slowly growing malignant neoplasm derived from cartilage cells, occurring most frequently in pelvic bones or near the ends of long bones, in middle-aged and old people. Most chondrosarcomas arise ...
Dermatofibroma
Health care; Diseases
A slowly growing benign skin nodule consisting of poorly demarcated cellular fibrous tissue enclosing collapsed capillaries with scattered hemosiderin-pigmented and lipid macrophages. They are ...
Depressed skull fracture
Health care; Diseases
A skull fracture characterised by inward depression of a fragment or section of cranial bone, often compressing the underlying dura mater and brain. Depressed cranial fractures which feature open ...
Erythema multiforme
Health care; Diseases
A skin and mucous membrane disease characterised by an eruption of macules, papules, nodules, vesicles, and/or bullae with characteristic "bull's-eye" lesions usually occurring on the dorsal aspect ...
