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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 November 2024. Condition negatively affecting an organism For other uses, see Disease (disambiguation). "Maladies" redirects here. For the 2012 film, see Maladies (film). "Ailment" redirects here. Not to be confused with Aliment. "The Sick Girl", by Michael Ancher, 1882, National Gallery of Denmark A ...
Mental illnesses were well known in ancient Mesopotamia, [145] where diseases and mental disorders were believed to be caused by specific deities. [146] Because hands symbolized control over a person, mental illnesses were known as "hands" of certain deities. [146] One psychological illness was known as Qāt Ištar, meaning "Hand of Ishtar". [146]
Sick like I have the flu; like I have to vomit; Short of breath; Sleepy; Sweaty; Thirsty; Tired; Weak; I can't: Breathe normally; Hear normally: losing hearing; sounds are too loud; ringing or hissing in my ears; Move one side – arm and/or leg; Defecate normally; Urinate normally; Remember normally; See properly: Blindness; blurred vision ...
Term Notes References A few sandwiches short of a picnic Used of people perceived as having reduced or limited mental faculties. Numerous derivatives with no known original (e.g. "a few books short of a library").
This glossary covers terms found in the psychiatric literature; the word origins are primarily Greek, but there are also Latin, French, German, and English terms. Many of these terms refer to expressions dating from the early days of psychiatry in Europe; some are deprecated, and thus are of historic interest.
Diseases and disorders CA Cancer: CACH Childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination (see vanishing white matter disease) CAD Coronary artery disease: CADASIL: Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy CAP Community acquired pneumonia: CAPA COVID-19–associated pulmonary ...
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (/ ˌ nj uː m ə n oʊ ˌ ʌ l t r ə ˌ m aɪ k r ə ˈ s k ɒ p ɪ k ˌ s ɪ l ɪ k oʊ v ɒ l ˌ k eɪ n oʊ ˌ k oʊ n i ˈ oʊ s ɪ s / ⓘ [1] [2]) is a 45-letter word coined in 1935 by the then-president of the National Puzzlers' League, Everett M. Smith.
Remission is either the reduction or disappearance of the signs and symptoms of a disease. [1] The term may also be used to refer to the period during which this reduction occurs. [2]