Disease

Of illness.

An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning.

This concept's ID is @1~70865

Medicine

  • symptom 105 facts

    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and...

  • malignancy 2 facts

    (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause...

  • sign 1 facts

    (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no...

Also contains

  • animal disease 48 facts

    A disease that typically does not affect human beings.

  • plant disease 35 facts

    A disease that affects plants.

  • syndrome 30 facts

    A pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease.

  • skin disease 29 facts

    A disease affecting the skin.

  • genetic disease 26 facts

    A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically.

  • respiratory disease 14 facts

    A disease affecting the respiratory system.

  • autoimmune disease 13 facts

    Any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the...

  • inflammatory disease 12 facts

    A disease characterized by inflammation.

  • eye disease 10 facts

    Any disease of the eye.

  • liver disease 4 facts

    A disease affecting the liver.

  • periodontal disease 4 facts

    A disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth.

  • communicable disease 3 facts

    A disease that can be communicated from one person to another.

  • deficiency disease 2 facts

    Any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or miner...

  • disease of the neuromuscular junction 2 facts

    A disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular ju...

  • anthrax 2 facts

    A disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis...

  • incompetence 2 facts

    Inability of a part or organ to function properly.

  • enteropathy 1 facts

    A disease of the intestinal tract.

  • onychosis 1 facts

    Any disease or disorder of the nails.

  • mimesis 0 facts

    Any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease.

  • sandfly fever 0 facts

    A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi...

  • ozena 0 facts

    A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy...

  • fibrocystic breast disease 0 facts

    The presence of one or more cysts in a breast.

  • struma 0 facts

    Abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone...

  • aspergillosis 0 facts

    Disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores...

  • blackwater 0 facts

    Any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid...

  • complication 0 facts

    Any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease;...

  • cat scratch disease 0 facts

    A disease thought to be transmitted to humans by a scratch from a cat.

  • endemic 0 facts

    A disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain...

  • crud 0 facts

    An ill-defined bodily ailment; "he said he had the crud and needed a doctor".

  • exanthema subitum 0 facts

    A viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever...

  • Kawasaki disease 0 facts

    An acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes...

  • pycnosis 0 facts

    A degenerative state of the cell nucleus.

  • Meniere's disease 0 facts

    A disease of the inner ear characterized by episodes of dizziness and tinnitus...

  • Marseilles fever 0 facts

    A disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia...

  • milk sickness 0 facts

    Caused by consuming milk from cattle suffering from trembles.

  • occupational disease 0 facts

    Disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from...

  • periarteritis nodosa 0 facts

    A progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules...

  • rheumatism 0 facts

    Any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues.

  • filariasis 0 facts

    A disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of...