Prolapsus Ani; In this complaint a portion of the bowels protrudes from the anus It is generally caused by a relaxed state of the body, or debility of the part, piles, drastic purgatives, or violent s...
Either of two long, slender ducts connecting a woman's uterus to her ovaries, where eggs are transported from the ovaries to the uterus and sperm may fertilize an egg
Typhus, a contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body Also called jai...
A disease in which numerous small tumors suppurate and form ulcers It occurs in the horse, ass and mule; and is often communicated by contagion to men attending on those animals In its aggravated form...
A hard, prominent swelling occurring upon the cutaneous surface in farcy, due to the obstruction and inflammation of the lymphatic vessels, and followed by ulceration
A type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by inhalation of moldy hay dust, characterized by breathlessness with cyanosis or with a dry cough, anorexia, and weight loss It is most often associated ...
Related to a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue enveloping, separating or binding together muscles, organs and other soft tissue structures of the body
The accumulation of fat globules within the cells of a bodily organ, such as the liver or heart, resulting in deterioration of tissue and diminished functioning of the affected organ
One affected with fatty infiltration, usually from alcohol abuse, jejunoileal bypass surgery, or occasionally diabetes mellitus; fat is in large droplets and the liver is enlarged but of normal consis...
Tinea Favosa; Tinea favosa is a chronic dermatophyte infection of the scalp and, less commonly, of the glabrous skin and nails. In most cases, favus is due to Trichophyton schoenleinii which is an ant...
A slight transient fever of doubtful etiology, unattended by any characteristic lesions, and terminating in recovery in from twenty-four hours to seven days
A test that uses a piece of chemically sensitive paper to detect blood in a stool sample; used to screen for possible signs of cancer in the large intestine or rectum
A route of transmission of infectious organisms which involves the transfer of fecal matter to the mouth—for example, by ingesting contaminated food or water, oral/anal sex
Former name for mental retardation The feebleminded were divided into three grades: idiots, with a mental age below two years; imbeciles, with a mental age between two and seven years; and morons, wit...
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