| Weil disease | <microbiology> Infections of humans and many animals caused by organisms of the genus Leptospira. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| weil's disease | A severe form of leptospirosis caused by leptospira interrogans serogroup icterohaemorrhagica and transmitted to man by the rat. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Larrey-Weil disease | A severe form of leptospirosis caused by leptospira interrogans serogroup icterohaemorrhagica and transmitted to man by the rat. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Weil, Adolf | <person> German physician, 1848-1916. See: Weil's disease, Larrey-Weil disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weil, Edmund | <person> Austrian physician, 1880-1922. See: Weil-Felix reaction, Weil-Felix test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weil-Felix reaction | <investigation> A serologic fluorescent antibody screen that indicates infection with the rickettsial bacteria which is responsible for Rocky Mountain spotted fever. This test may also be positive in brucellosis, salmonella infection and tularaemia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Weil-Felix test | <investigation> A serologic fluorescent antibody screen that indicates infection with the rickettsial bacteria which is responsible for Rocky Mountain spotted fever. This test may also be positive in brucellosis, salmonella infection and tularaemia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Weil, Ludwig | <person> German dentist, 1849-1895. See: Weil's basal layer, Weil's basal zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weil's basal layer | The layer beneath the odontoblasts of the tooth; it contains reticular fibres but few if any cells. Synonym: Weil's basal zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weil's basal zone | The layer beneath the odontoblasts of the tooth; it contains reticular fibres but few if any cells. Synonym: Weil's basal zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aaa disease | Endemic anaemia of ancient Egypt, ascribed in the Papyrus Ebers to intestinal infestation with ancylostoma; now called ancylostomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ABO haemolytic disease of the newborn | Erythroblastosis foetalis due to maternal-foetal incompatibility with respect to an antigen of the ABO blood group; the foetus possesses A or B antigen which is lacking in the mother, and the mother produces immune antibody which causes haemolysis of foetal erythrocytes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accumulation disease | A disease characterised by abnormal accumulation of a metabolic product in certain cells and tissues; examples include the mucopolysaccharidoses, lipoidoses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Acosta's disease | A condition that results from prolonged exposure to high altitude. Symptoms include a continuous dry cough, shortness of breath, poor exercise tolerance, dizziness, headache, sleep difficulty, anorexia, confusion, fatigue and a rapid pulse. Treatment includes the immediate movement to a lower altitude. Prophylaxis has been accomplished successfully with the use of acetazolamide (Diamox). (27 Sep 1997) |
| acquired immunodeficiency disease | Acquired immunodeficiency disease: Disease caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (12 Dec 1998) |
| acute disease | Disease having a short and relatively severe course. (12 Dec 1998) |