Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus, pronounced /s??st?m?k ?lu?p?s ??r??θim??to?s?s/) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can be fatal, though […]
Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and twisted. Carl Arnold Ruge is credited with having first defined varicose
Hodgkin’s lymphoma, also known as Hodgkin’s disease, is a type of lymphoma first described by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832. Hodgkin’s
Sjögren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disorder in which immune cells attack and destroy the exocrine glands that produce tears and
Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of genetic, hereditary muscle diseases that cause progressive muscle weakness.[1][2] Muscular dystrophies are characterized
Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκ?ς, “white”; aima α?μα, “blood”) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and
Bedwetting is involuntary urination while asleep after the age at which bladder control would normally be anticipated. The medical term
Cardiomyopathy, which literally means “heart muscle disease,” is the deterioration of the function of the myocardium (i.e., the actual heart
A venous thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a vein. (Thrombosis is a specific medical term for a
Constipation, costiveness, or irregularity, is a condition of the digestive system in which a person (or animal) experiences hard feces
