20 Terms
Contributors in Diseases
Diseases
liver cirrhosis
Health care; Diseases
Liver disease in which the normal microcirculation, the gross vascular anatomy, and the hepatic architecture have been variably destroyed and altered with fibrous septa surrounding regenerated or ...
alcoholic liver diseases
Health care; Diseases
Liver diseases associated with alcoholism. It usually refers to the coexistence of two or more subentities, i.e., alcoholic fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic liver cirrhosis, but may be ...
periodontal abscess
Health care; Diseases
Localized circumscribed purulent area of inflammation in the periodontal tissue. It is a derivative of marginal periodontitis and commonly associated with suprabony and infrabony pockets and ...
dental caries
Health care; Diseases
Localized destruction of the tooth surface initiated by decalcification of the enamel followed by enzymatic lysis of organic structures and leading to cavity formation. If left unchecked, the cavity ...
callosities
Health care; Diseases
Localized hyperplasia of the horny layer of the epidermis due to pressure or friction.
vertebrobasilar insufficiency
Health care; Diseases
Localized or diffuse reduction in blood flow through the vertebrobasilar arterial system, which supplies the brain stem; cerebellum; occipital lobe; medial temporal lobe; and thalamus. Characteristic ...
hypertrichosis
Health care; Diseases
Localized or generalized excess hair. The concept does not include hirsutism, which is excess hair in females and children with an adult male pattern of distribution.
