Category:Medical conditions
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| − | *'''[[:Category:Arthritis|Arthritis]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Arthritis|Arthritis]]''' - a joint disorder that involves the inflammation of one or more joints |
| − | *'''[[:Category:Cancer|Cancer]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Cancer|Cancer]]''' - medically known as a malignant neoplasm, a large group of diseases in which cells exhibit uncontrolled growth and impinge on other biological tissues or functions |
| − | *'''[[:Category:Cardiac arrest|Cardiac arrest]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Cardiac arrest|Cardiac arrest]]''' - also known as a cardiopulmonary arrest, the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to the failure of the heart to contract efficiently |
| − | *'''[[:Category:Diabetes|Diabetes]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Diabetes|Diabetes]]''' - also known as diabetes mellitus, a group of metabolic diseases in which an individual has high blood sugar due to problems with insulin |
| − | *'''[[:Category:Diseases|Diseases]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Diseases|Diseases]]''' - an abnormal condition affecting an organism, or a medical condition exhibiting certain symptoms |
| − | *'''[[:Category:Epilepsy|Epilepsy]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Epilepsy|Epilepsy]]''' - a chronic neurological disorder characterized by intermittent seizures |
| − | *'''[[:Category:Hypertension|Hypertension]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Hypertension|Hypertension]]''' - a chronic medical condition in which arterial blood pressure is regularly elevated |
| − | *'''[[:Category:Lesions|Lesions]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Lesions|Lesions]]''' - any abnormality in an organism's tissue, usually caused by disease or trauma |
| − | *'''[[:Category:Malignancy|Malignancy]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Malignancy|Malignancy]]''' - the tendency of a medical condition to become progressively worse and to eventually result in death, most commonly used in reference to tumors |
| − | *'''[[:Category:Multiple sclerosis|Multiple sclerosis]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Multiple sclerosis|Multiple sclerosis]]''', also MS, an inflammatory disease in which the myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged |
| − | *'''[[:Category:Pregnant|Pregnant]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Pregnant|Pregnant]]''' - a child developing in the uterus |
| − | *'''[[:Category:Tissue damage|Tissue damage]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Tissue damage|Tissue damage]]''' - or soft tissue damage (STI), any damage to a tissue, usually the result of sprain, strain, or overuse of a particular body part |
| − | *'''[[:Category:Tumors|Tumors]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Tumors|Tumors]]''' - a neoplasm that appears enlarged in size, usually but not always associated with cancer |
| − | *'''[[:Category:Wounds|Wounds]]''' | + | *'''[[:Category:Wounds|Wounds]]''' - any injury in which skin is torn, cut, punctured, or contused |
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Revision as of 18:09, 7 September 2011
Topics dealing with medical conditions and ailments such as arthritis, cancer and epilepsy
Subcategories
- Arthritis - a joint disorder that involves the inflammation of one or more joints
- Cancer - medically known as a malignant neoplasm, a large group of diseases in which cells exhibit uncontrolled growth and impinge on other biological tissues or functions
- Cardiac arrest - also known as a cardiopulmonary arrest, the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to the failure of the heart to contract efficiently
- Diabetes - also known as diabetes mellitus, a group of metabolic diseases in which an individual has high blood sugar due to problems with insulin
- Diseases - an abnormal condition affecting an organism, or a medical condition exhibiting certain symptoms
- Epilepsy - a chronic neurological disorder characterized by intermittent seizures
- Hypertension - a chronic medical condition in which arterial blood pressure is regularly elevated
- Lesions - any abnormality in an organism's tissue, usually caused by disease or trauma
- Malignancy - the tendency of a medical condition to become progressively worse and to eventually result in death, most commonly used in reference to tumors
- Multiple sclerosis, also MS, an inflammatory disease in which the myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged
- Pregnant - a child developing in the uterus
- Tissue damage - or soft tissue damage (STI), any damage to a tissue, usually the result of sprain, strain, or overuse of a particular body part
- Tumors - a neoplasm that appears enlarged in size, usually but not always associated with cancer
- Wounds - any injury in which skin is torn, cut, punctured, or contused
Subcategories
This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.
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Pages in category "Medical conditions"
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