20 Terms
Contributors in Diseases
Diseases
biliary fistula
Health care; Diseases
Abnormal passage in any organ of the biliary tract or between biliary organs and other organs.
patent ductus arteriosus
Health care; Diseases
Abnormal persistence of an open lumen in the ductus arteriosus after birth, the direction of flow being from the aorta to the pulmonary artery, resulting in recirculation of arterial blood through ...
exophthalmos
Health care; Diseases
Abnormal protrusion of both eyes; may be caused by endocrine gland malfunction, malignancy, injury, or paralysis of the extrinsic muscles of the eye.
mitral valve prolapse
Health care; Diseases
Abnormal protrusion of one or both of the leaflets of the mitral valve into the left atrium during systole. This may be accompanied by mitral regurgitation, systolic murmur, nonejection click, or ...
tricuspid valve prolapse
Health care; Diseases
Abnormal protrusion of one or more of the leaflets of the tricuspid valve into the right atrium during systole.
photosensitivity disorders
Health care; Diseases
Abnormal responses to sunlight or artificial light due to extreme reactivity of light-absorbing molecules in tissues. It refers almost exclusively to skin photosensitivity, including sunburn, ...
photophobia
Health care; Diseases
Abnormal sensitivity to light. This may occur as a manifestation of eye diseases; migraine; subarachnoid hemorrhage; meningitis; and other disorders. Photophobia may also occur in association with ...
