Diseases

Diseases

Contributors in Diseases

Diseases

A reovirus infection, chiefly of sheep, characterized by a swollen blue tongue, catarrhal inflammation of upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, and often by inflammation of sensitive laminae ...

conduct disorder

Health care; Diseases

A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated. These behaviors include aggressive conduct that ...

bird fancier's lung

Health care; Diseases

A respiratory disorder due to an acquired hypersensitivity to the dust of bird droppings.

mucocele

Health care; Diseases

A retention cyst of the salivary gland, lacrimal sac, paranasal sinuses, appendix, or gallbladder.

retinal degeneration

Health care; Diseases

A retrogressive pathological change in the retina, focal or generalized, caused by genetic defects, inflammation, trauma, vascular disease, or aging. Degeneration affecting predominantly the macula ...

vitamin K deficiency

Health care; Diseases

A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of vitamin K in the diet, characterized by an increased tendency to hemorrhage (hemorrhagic disorders). Such bleeding episodes may be particularly ...

fissure in ano

Health care; Diseases

A painful linear ulcer at the margin of the anus. It appears as a crack or slit in the mucous membrane of the anus and is very painful and difficult to heal.