20 Terms
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Diseases
Retained placenta
Health care; Diseases
A placenta which is either adherent or incarcerated by irregular uterine contractions, and which in consequence fails to be expelled after birth.
Enzootic porcine encephalomyelitis
Health care; Diseases
A picornavirus infection producing symptoms similar to poliomyelitis in pigs.
Internal carotid artery dissection
Health care; Diseases
A haemorrhage into the wall of the carotid artery, separating the intima from the media and leading to aneurysm formation. This process may occlude the carotid artery and result in thromboembolic ...
Activated protein C resistance
Health care; Diseases
A hemostatic disorder characterised by a poor anticoagulant response to activated protein C (APC). The activated form of Factor V (Factor Va) is more slowly degraded by activated protein C. Factor V ...
Sick building syndrome
Health care; Diseases
A group of symptoms that are two- to three-fold more common in those who work in large, energy-efficient buildings, associated with an increased frequency of headaches, lethargy, and dry skin. ...
Viral hemorrhagic fevers
Health care; Diseases
A group of viral diseases of diverse aetiology but having many similar clinical characteristics; increased capillary permeability, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia are common to all. Hemorrhagic ...
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Health care; Diseases
A group of syndromes caused by inherited defects in cortisol (hydrocortisone) and/or aldosterone biosynthesis. There are several types including simple virilizing forms (adrenogenital syndrome), ...
