| ICD-9-CM | International Classification of Diseases-ninth revision-Clinical Modification |
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| ICD-10 | International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health-related Problems, 10th revision |
| ICD-O | International Classification of Diseases-Oncology |
| IRRD | Institute for Research in Rheumatic Diseases |
| ISKDC | International Study of Kidney Diseases in Childhood |
| common bile duct diseases | Diseases of the common bile duct, vater's ampulla, or oddi's sphincter. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| musculoskeletal diseases | Diseases of the muscles and their associated ligaments and other connective tissue and of the bones and cartilage viewed collectively. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Control of Communicable Diseases in Man | The internationally recognised authoritative manual now in the 15th (1990) edition, published by the American Public Health Association. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corneal diseases | Diseases of the cornea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| polygenic diseases | Genetic disorders that are caused by the combined action of more than one gene. Examples of polygenic conditions include hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and peptic ulcers. Because such disorders depend on the simultaneous presence of several genes, they are not inherited as simply as single-gene diseases. (12 Dec 1998) |
| myocardial diseases | Diseases of the myocardium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| poultry diseases | Diseases of birds which are raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption and are usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. The concept is differentiated from bird diseases which is for diseases of birds not considered poultry and usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hair diseases | Diseases affecting the orderly growth and persistence of hair. (12 Dec 1998) |
| primate diseases | Diseases of animals within the order primates. This term includes diseases of haplorhini and strepsirhini. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prion diseases | Transmissible and genetic neurodegenerative diseases of humans and animals caused by prions. The diseases are usually characterised by vacuolation in the gray matter and result in ataxia, motor disturbances, dementia, and progression to a fatal outcome. They include creutzfeldt-jakob syndrome, gerstmann-straussler syndrome, kuru, scrapie, fatal familial insomnia, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (encephalopathy, bovine spongiform), transmissible mink encephalopathy, and chronic wasting disease of mule deer and elk. The literature has sometimes referred to these as unconventional slow virus diseases. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hemic and lymphatic diseases | Haematologic diseases and diseases of the lymphatic system collectively. Hemic diseases include disorders involving the formed elements (e.g., erythrocyte aggregation, intravascular) and chemical components (e.g., blood protein disorders); lymphatic diseases include disorders relating to lymph, lymph nodes, and lymphocytes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| scleral diseases | General disorders of the sclera or white of the eye. They may include anatomic, embryologic, degenerative, or pigmentation defects. (12 Dec 1998) |
| horse diseases | Diseases of domestic and wild horses of the species equus caballus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sexually transmitted diseases | Diseases due to or propagated by sexual contact. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sexually transmitted diseases, bacterial | Bacterial diseases transmitted or propagated by sexual conduct. (12 Dec 1998) |