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 |
node client guest | (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network |
node | any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part |
pacemaker cardiac pacemaker sinoatrial node SA node | a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat |
atrioventricular node | a node of specialized heart muscle located in the septal wall of the right atrium, receives impulses from the sinoatrial node and transmits them to atrioventricular bundle |
lymph vessel lymphatic vessel | a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation |
lymph | a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle, is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels |
lymph node lymph gland node | the source of lymph and lymphocytes |
axillary node | any of the lymph glands of the armpit, fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions |
lymphocyte lymph cell | an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection |
tin pest tin disease tin plague | the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures |
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) |
ascending node | the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north |
node | (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane |
node | (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system |
descending node | the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south |
pink disease fungus Corticium salmonicolor | fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc |
node leaf node | (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge |
node knob thickening | any thickened enlargement |
node | a connecting point at which several lines come together |
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 |