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A disease of the body’s connective tissue. The most common symptom is a thickening and hardening of the skin, particularly of the hands and face. A collagen disease which thickens connective tissue and produces a hard thick skin. A skin disease characterized by increased thickness. Scleroderma is an autoimmune disorder that can affect the skin…

A condition characterised by pain deep in the buttock often radiating down the back of the leg along the sciatic nerve. Nerve that begins in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb. It is the longest and widest single nerve in the human body. This is neuralgia of the…

A psychotic disorder (or a group of disorders) marked by severely impaired thinking, emotions, and behaviors. A group of psychotic disorders characterized by both positive and negative symptoms associated with disturbance in one or more major areas of functioning, such as work, academic development or achievement, interpersonal relations, and self-care. Positive symptoms include delusions, which…

Is a parasitic disease caused by several species of fluke of the genus Schistosoma. Also known as bilharzia, bilharziosis or snail fever. Infection with Schistosoma (blood flukes) which causes infection in man by penetrating the skin of people coming in contact with infected waters. A parasitic worm infestation that becomes imbedded in the bladder causing…

A transmissible ectoparasite skin infection characterized by superficial burrows, intense pruritus (itching) and secondary infection. A contagious skin disease characterised by itching, inflammation, hair loss and secondary bacterial infection. A contagious skin disease caused by a mite that burrows in the horny layer of the skin. A skin infestation caused by the itch mite (Sarcoptes…

State of feeling satiated, fully satisfied (appetite or desire). The sensation of fullness after a meal. The absence of a desire for food. Feeling of fullness from consuming food. Fullness; condition of being filled to satisfaction, especially with food. A sensation of satiety and contentment that terminates one’s appetite and inclination to persist in consuming…

The name of a potentially fatal new respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). A serious form of pneumonia thought to be caused by a virus that does not respond to standard antibiotic treatment. Symptoms of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) include high fever, shortness of breath, a dry cough,…

Cancer of the connective or supportive tissue (bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels) and soft tissues. A connective tissue neoplasm formed by proliferation of mesodermal cells; it is usually highly malignant. A cancer that arises from connective tissues, muscles, bones, tendons, and ligaments. A cancer of connective tissue such as bone, muscle or cartilage. General…

The portion of an electrocardiogram between the end of the QRS complex and the beginning of the T wave. Elevation or depression of the S-T segment is the characteristics of myocardial ischemia or injury and coronary artery disease.