4 Terms
Contributors in Diseases
Diseases
common variable immunodeficiency
Health care; Diseases
Heterogeneous group of immunodeficiency syndromes characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia of most isotypes, variable B-cell defects, and the presence of recurrent bacterial infections.
duodenal obstruction
Health care; Diseases
Hinderance of the passage of luminal contents in the duodenum. Duodenal obstruction can be partial or complete, and caused by intrinsic or extrinsic factors. Simple obstruction is associated with ...
foreign-body granuloma
Health care; Diseases
Histiocytic, inflammatory response to a foreign body. It consists of modified macrophages with multinucleated giant cells, in this case foreign-body giant cells (foreign-body giant cells), usually ...
hysteria
Health care; Diseases
Historical term for a chronic, but fluctuating, disorder beginning in early life and characterized by recurrent and multiple somatic complaints not apparently due to physical illness. This diagnosis ...
collagen diseases
Health care; Diseases
Historically, a heterogeneous group of acute and chronic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, progressive systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis, etc. This ...
tooth mobility
Health care; Diseases
Horizontal and, to a lesser degree, axial movement of a tooth in response to normal forces, as in occlusion. It refers also to the movability of a tooth resulting from loss of all or a portion of its ...
whiplash injuries
Health care; Diseases
Hyperextension injury to the neck, often the result of being struck from behind by a fast-moving vehicle, in an automobile accident.
