5 Terms
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Diseases
Aggressive fibromatosis
Health care; Diseases
A childhood counterpart of abdominal or extra-abdominal desmoid tumors, characterised by firm subcutaneous nodules that grow rapidly in any part of the body but do not metastasize. The adult form of ...
Atypical interstitial pneumonia of cattle
Health care; Diseases
A cattle disease of uncertain cause, probably an allergic reaction.
Embolism and thrombosis
Health care; Diseases
A collective term for diseases characterised by the formation, development, or presence of a thrombus (thrombosis) and the blocking of a vessel by the thrombus brought to its site by the blood ...
Dyslexia
Health care; Diseases
A cognitive disorder characterised by an impaired ability to comprehend written and printed words or phrases despite intact vision. This condition may be developmental or acquired. Developmental ...
Chronic hepatitis
Health care; Diseases
A collective term for a clinical and pathological syndrome which has several causes and is characterised by varying degrees of hepatocellular necrosis and inflammation. Specific forms of chronic ...
Aphasia
Health care; Diseases
A cognitive disorder marked by an impaired ability to comprehend or express language in its written or spoken form. This condition is caused by diseases which affect the language areas of the ...
Sprains and strains
Health care; Diseases
A collective term for muscle and ligament injuries without dislocation or fracture. A sprain is a joint injury in which some of the fibres of a supporting ligament are ruptured but the continuity of ...
