Suche

H�ftlinge Definition

Addison's disease
() A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease of the suprarenal capsules (two flat triangular bodies covering the upper part of the kidneys), but now known not to be dependent upon this causes exclusively. It is usually fatal.
Basedow's disease
() A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart
Bright's disease
() An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process.
Degeneration
(n.) The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse
Degeneration
(n.) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted
Degeneration
(n.) A gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs
Degeneration
(n.) The thing degenerated.
Dementia
(n.) Insanity
Disease
(n.) Lack of ease
Disease
(n.) An alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs, interrupting or disturbing the performance of the vital functions, and causing or threatening pain and weakness
Disease
(v. t.) To deprive of ease
Disease
(v. t.) To derange the vital functions of
Fatuity
(n.) Weakness or imbecility of mind
Graves' disease
() Same as Basedow's disease.
Hodgkin's disease
() A morbid condition characterized by progressive anaemia and enlargement of the lymphatic glands
Lobar
(a.) Of or pertaining to a lobe
Meniere's disease
() A disease characterized by deafness and vertigo, resulting in incoordination of movement. It is supposed to depend upon a morbid condition of the semicircular canals of the internal ear. Named after Meniere, a French physician.
Pott's disease
() Caries of the vertebrae, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities
Thomsen's disease
() An affection apparently congenital, consisting in tonic contraction and stiffness of the voluntary muscles occurring after a period of muscular inaction.
Vascular
(a.) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential part of a structure
Vascular
(a.) Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement of, vessels
Vascular
(a.) Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and vegetable bodies
Vascular
(a.) Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants, that is, the phaenogamous plants, all of which are vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a large extent are cellular only.
Wallerian degeneration
() A form of degeneration occurring in nerve fibers as a result of their division

dementia disease; dementia; fatuity; aphronesia; aphrenia; anoia / phantasmatomoria / progredient dementia / frontotemporal dementia FTD ; frontotemporal lobar degeneration FTLD / vascular dementia Bedeutung

surveillance of disease the ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data about an infectious disease that can lead to action being taken to control or prevent the disease
Borrelia burgdorferi
Lime disease spirochete
cause of Lyme disease, transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes
water vascular system system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration
absurdity fatuity
fatuousness
silliness
a ludicrous folly, the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior
vascular structure a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels
vascular system the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant
tin pest
tin disease
tin plague
the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures
degeneration
retrogression
passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, located in Atlanta, investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
pink disease fungus
Corticium salmonicolor
fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc
vascular plant
tracheophyte
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
vascular tissue tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
vascular bundle
vascular strand
fibrovascular bundle
a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
vascular ray
medullary ray
a sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles
degeneration
devolution
the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
cardiovascular disease a disease of the heart or blood vessels
celiac disease a disorder in children and adults, inability to tolerate wheat protein (gluten), symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation, often accompanied by lactose intolerance
glandular disease
gland disease
glandular disorder
adenosis
a disorder of the glands of the body
decompression sickness
aeroembolism air embolism gas embolism caisson disease
bends
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
disease an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
disease of the neuromuscular junction a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions
Banti's disease
Banti's syndrome
a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen, accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis
pulmonary anthrax
inhalation anthrax
anthrax pneumonia
ragpicker's disease
ragsorter's disease
woolsorter's pneumonia
woolsorter's disease
a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis, initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse
cat scratch disease a disease thought to be transmitted to humans by a scratch from a cat
endemic
endemic disease
a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
idiopathic disease
idiopathic disorder
idiopathy
any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause
monogenic disorder
monogenic disease
an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
polygenic disorder
polygenic disease
an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once
Kawasaki disease
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever, of unknown cause
Meniere's disease a disease of the inner ear characterized by episodes of dizziness and tinnitus and progressive hearing loss (usually unilateral)
occupational disease
industrial disease
disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)
Paget's disease
osteitis deformans
a disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly, excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities
periodontal disease
periodontitis
a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
pyorrhea pyorrhoea pyorrhea alveolaris
Riggs' disease
chronic periodontitis, purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets
nervous disorder
neurological disorder
neurological disease
a disorder of the nervous system
brain disorder
encephalopathy
brain disease
any disorder or disease of the brain
myoclonus epilepsy
Lafora's disease
epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin
paralysis agitans
Parkinsonism
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's syndrome
Parkinson's
shaking palsy
a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
CJD
Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus, characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control
coronary heart disease a heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart
heart disease
cardiopathy
a disease of the heart
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ALS
Lou Gehrig's disease
thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord, results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
arteriosclerosis
arterial sclerosis
hardening of the arteries
induration of the arteries
coronary-artery disease
sclerosis of the arterial walls
atherosclerosis
coronary artery disease
a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
valvular heart disease heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation
kidney disease
renal disorder
nephropathy
nephrosis
a disease affecting the kidneys
nephritis
Bright's disease
an inflammation of the kidney
polycystic kidney disease
PKD
kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts, often leads to kidney failure
liver disease a disease affecting the liver
Addison's disease
Addison's syndrome
hypoadrenalism
hypoadrenocorticism
a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
Ergebnisse der Bewertung:
102 Bewertungen 4

 

Einfach einen Begriff in der Tabelle rechts anklicken um weitere Übersetzungen in dieser Sidebar zu erhalten.