House Medical Glossary

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Change:  Aspergers is distinct from other ASDs in that language skills are not impaired, and intelect is usually higher than average. Aspergillosis : Aspergillosis is a disease that is caused by aspergillus (a mold or fungus). There are many different kinds   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 10455)

Change: Often it is curable but there can be no guarantee. Aplastic Anemia : Aplastic anemia is a disease of the bone marrow. The bone marrow stops making enough red blood cells,   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 10416)

Change: genetic brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function. Different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through, the symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe. Blood Clots : Blood clots are the clumps that   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 10405)

Change: Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease caused by Coccidioides immitis which resides in the soil in certain parts of the US southwest, northern Mexico, Central and   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 10404)

Change:  Maternal mirror syndrome occurs when a pregnant woman has fetal hydropic, which is abnormal accumulation of fluid in two or more fetal compartments. This disorder   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 10287)

Change:  Syrup of ipecac commonly referred to as simply Ipecac is derived from the dried rhizome and roots of the ipecacuanha plant and is a well-known   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 10143)

Change:  Cadmium has no constructive purpose in the human body. It is extremely toxic even in low concentrations, and will bioaccumulate in organisms and ecosystems. Acute   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 10077)

Change: Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a group of 20-30 primary immunodeficiencies which have a common set of symptoms but with different underlying causes. CVID is   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 9901)

Change:  Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own moisture producing glands. All instances of Sjögren's syndrome are   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 9739)