Contains

• tetralogy of Fallot

  A congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized by four symptoms:...

• attention deficit disorder

  A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning...

• autism

  (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and...

• premenstrual syndrome

  A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of...

• phantom limb syndrome

  Syndrome consisting of discomfort or pain in a limb that has been amputat...

• Ramsay Hunt syndrome

  Syndrome resulting from infection by the herpes varicella zoster virus; characterized...

• radiation

  Syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive...

• restless legs syndrome

  Feeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the legs after going to bed (sometimes...

• Reiter's syndrome

  An inflammatory syndrome (etiology unknown) predominantly in males; characterized...

• scalenus syndrome

  Discomfort and vascular symptoms and loss of sensation in a shoulder and arm;...

• Reye's syndrome

  Acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or...

• thoracic outlet syndrome

  Tingling sensations in the fingers; caused by compression on a nerve supplying...

• tetany

  Clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe)...

• Tourette's syndrome

  Neurological disorder characterized by facial grimaces and tics and movements...

• Tietze's syndrome

  Syndrome characterized by swelling of rib cartilage (causing pain).

• Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

  Syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by sudden...

• toxic shock

  Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with...

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

  Syndrome consisting of intractable peptic ulceration with gastric hypersecretion...

• Williams syndrome

  A rare congenital disorder associated with deletion of genetic material in chromosome...

• Chinese restaurant syndrome

  Headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating...

• cervical disc syndrome

  An abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal nerve roots in...

• fetal alcohol syndrome

  A congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial...

• Conn's syndrome

  Disturbances in saltwater balance and symptoms of weakness and muscular cramps and...

• Gulf War syndrome

  A medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991...

• Klinefelter's syndrome

  Syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and long legs and...

• malabsorption syndrome

  A pattern of symptoms including loss of appetite and bloating and weight...

• Munchausen's syndrome

  Syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical...

• Noonan's syndrome

  Syndrome seen only in males; marked by short stature and lowset ears and subnormal...

• Horner's syndrome

  A pattern of symptoms occurring as a result of damage to nerves in the cervical...

• nephrosis

  A syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually...