Diseases

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double outlet right ventricle

Health care; Diseases

Incomplete transposition of the great vessels in which both the aorta and the pulmonary artery arise from the right ventricle, often associated with a subaortic ventricular septal defect.

encopresis

Health care; Diseases

Incontinence of feces not due to organic defect or illness.

cerebellar ataxia

Health care; Diseases

Incoordination of voluntary movements that occur as a manifestation of cerebellar diseases. Characteristic features include a tendency for limb movements to overshoot or undershoot a target ...

obesity

Health care; Diseases

Increase in body weight beyond skeletal and physical standards as the result of an excessive accumulation of fat in the body. More than two times the ideal weight is considered morbid obesity.

hyperostosis

Health care; Diseases

Increase in the mass of bone per unit volume.

brain edema

Health care; Diseases

Increased intracellular or extracellular fluid in brain tissue. Cytotoxic brain edema (swelling due to increased intracellular fluid) is indicative of a disturbance in cell metabolism, and is ...

hyperprolactinemia

Health care; Diseases

Increased levels of prolactin in the blood, which may be associated with amenorrhea and galactorrhea. Relatively common etiologies include prolactinoma, medication effect, kidney failure, ...