| ARD | absolute reaction of degeneration; acute radiation disease; acute respiratory disease; adult respira... |
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| ARNMD | Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Diseases |
| CDSC | Communicable Diseases Surveillance Centre [London] |
| DCD | Diploma in Chest Diseases |
| DDRT | diseases, disorders and related topics |
| autoimmune diseases | Are illnesses which occur when the body tissues are attacked by its own immune system. The immune system is a complex organisation within the body that is designed normally to seek and destroy invaders of the body, particularly infections. Patients with these diseases have unusual antibodies in their blood that target their own body tissues. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| autonomic nervous system diseases | Diseases that have their major effects on the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system may be seriously affected in many other disorders including other peripheral nervous system diseases, infectious diseases (e.g., tetanus, diphtheria), immunologic diseases (e.g., acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), and systemic disorders (e.g., diabetic neuropathy, amyloid neuropathy, thyroid diseases). Disorders of central autonomic control also contribute substantially to a wide variety of problems (e.g., eating disorders, panic disorder, water-electrolyte imbalance, cardiovascular diseases). (12 Dec 1998) |
| bird diseases | Diseases of birds not considered poultry, therefore usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild. The concept is differentiated from poultry diseases which is for birds raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption, and usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bone diseases, endocrine | Diseases of the bones related to hyperfunction or hypofunction of the endocrine glands. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bone diseases, infectious | Bone diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| brain diseases, metabolic | Metabolic disorders which lead to pathological changes and/or functional deviations of the brain. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bullous diseases of oesophagus | <radiology> Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica, autosomal recessive, presents in infancy or later life, epidermal-dermal separation, with or without anal strictures, Treatment: conservative, soft diet, benign mucous membrane (cicatricial) pemphigoid, not pemphigus vulgaris, not bullous pemphigoid, females (2:1), elderly (12 Dec 1998) |
| paranasal sinus diseases | Diseases affecting or involving the paranasal sinuses and generally manifesting as inflammation, abscesses, cysts, or tumours. (12 Dec 1998) |
| parasitic diseases | Infections or infestations with parasitic organisms. They are often contracted through contact with an intermediate vector, but may occur as the result of direct exposure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| parasitic diseases, animal | Infections or infestations with parasitic organisms. The infestation may be experimental or veterinary. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vestibular diseases | Diseases of the vestibule, the part of the inner ear that contains organs involved with balance. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cat diseases | Diseases of the domestic cat (felis catus or f. Domesticus). This term does not include diseases of the so-called big cats such as cheetahs, lions, tigers, cougars, panthers, leopards, and other felidae for which the heading carnivora is used. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cattle diseases | Diseases of domestic cattle of the genus bos. It includes diseases of cows, yaks, and zebus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| virus diseases | A general term for diseases produced by viruses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mediastinal diseases | Disorders of the mediastinum, general or unspecified. (12 Dec 1998) |