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  2. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    Acronyms Diseases and disorders CA Cancer: CACH Childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination (see vanishing white matter disease) : CAD Coronary artery disease

  3. Disease - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. List of medical symptoms - Wikipedia

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    Where available, ICD-10 codes are listed. When codes are available both as a sign/symptom (R code) and as an underlying condition, the code for the sign is used. When there is no symptoms for a disease that a patient has, the patient is said to be asymptomatic.

  5. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    May be offensive to some, [1] [17] [22] who may prefer "person with a disability" or "people with health conditions or impairments". [7] However, many people prefer "disabled person" or "disabled people", in part due to the social model of disability. [27] [28] [29] Disorder [30] Dotard [31] Downie: Used of people with Down Syndrome.

  6. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - Wikipedia

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    -osis: from ancient Greek, suffix to indicate a medical condition This word was invented in the daily meeting from the National Puzzlers' League (N.P.L.) by its president Everett M. Smith. The word featured in the headline for an article published by the New York Herald Tribune on February 23, 1935, titled "Puzzlers Open 103rd Session Here by ...

  7. Chronic condition - Wikipedia

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    A chronic condition (also known as chronic disease or chronic illness) is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time. The term chronic is often applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months.

  8. Mental disorder - Wikipedia

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    A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, [6] a mental health condition, [7] or a psychiatric disability, [2] is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. [8]

  9. List of manias - Wikipedia

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    The English suffix-mania denotes an obsession with something; a mania.The suffix is used in some medical terms denoting mental disorders.It has also entered standard English and is affixed to many different words to denote enthusiasm or obsession with that subject.