8 Terms
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Diseases
diverticulitis
Health care; Diseases
A type of digestive disease found in the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis, which occurs when pressure in the colon causes pockets of tissue to bulge outward (identified as ...
bovine tuberculosis
Health care; Diseases
A chronic bacterial disease of cattle that occasionally affects other species of mammals. It can be spread to humans, often through the ingestion on unpasteurized milk.
whooping cough
Health care; Diseases
A serious infectious respiratory disease of children. Named for the distinctive whooping sound made by the patient after a coughing spasm. Also called pertussis.
mitral valve stenosis
Health care; Diseases
A rheumatic disease causing diffuse thickening of the mitral valve leaflets by fibrous tissue or calcific deposits.
Wissler's syndrome
Health care; Diseases
A rheumatic syndrome of possibly allergic origin, usually affecting children and adolescents, and characterized by high fever, exanthema, arthralgia, leukocytosis, and increased sedimentation rate.
aneurysm
Health care; Diseases
A sac formed by the dilatation of the wall of an artery, a vein, or the heart.
small cell sarcoma
Health care; Diseases
A sarcoma characterized by the presence of small cells, cells measuring 9-14 micrometers with a faint or indistinct rim of cytoplasm and an oval-to-elongated nucleus with relatively dense chromatin.
