| ADAMHA | Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration |
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| AAO-HNS | American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery |
| ACOG | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ASTRO | American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology |
| obesity-related diseases | Obesity increases the risk of developing a number of diseases including: type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes high blood pressure (hypertension) stroke (cerebrovascular accident or cva) heart attack (myocardial infarction or mi) heart failure (congestive heart failure) cancer (only certain forms such as prostate and colon cancer) gallstones and gall bladder disease (cholecystitis) gout and gouty arthritis osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) of the knees, hips, and the lower back sleep apnea (failure to breath normally during sleep, lowering blood oxygen) pickwickian syndrome (obesity, red face, underventilation, and drowsiness). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| occupational diseases | Diseases due to factors involved in one's employment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| optic nerve diseases | Diseases of the optic nerve. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orbital diseases | Diseases of the bony orbit and contents except the eyeball. (12 Dec 1998) |
| otorhinolaryngologic diseases | General or unspecified diseases of the ear, nose, and throat. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ear diseases | Diseases of the ear, general or unspecified. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tick-borne diseases | Bacterial, viral, or parasitic diseases transmitted to humans and animals by the bite of infected ticks. The families ixodidae and argasidae contain many bloodsucking species that are important pests of man and domestic birds and mammals and probably exceed all other arthropods in the number and variety of disease agents they transmit. Many of the tick-borne diseases are zoonotic. (12 Dec 1998) |
| endemic diseases | The constant presence of diseases or infectious agents within a given geographic area or population group. It may also refer to the usual prevalence of a given disease with such area or group. It includes holoendemic and hyperendemic diseases. A holoendemic disease is one for which a high prevalent level of infection begins early in life and affects most of the child population, leading to a state of equilibrium such that the adult population shows evidence of the disease much less commonly than do children (malaria in many communities is a holendemic disease). A hyperendemic disease is one that is constantly present at a high incidence and/or prevalence rate and affects all groups equally. (12 Dec 1998) |
| transport diseases | Single gene defect diseases in which there is an inability to transport particular small molecules across membranes. Examples are aminoacidurias such as cystinuria, iminoglycinuria, Hartup disease, Fanconi disease. (18 Nov 1997) |
| tropical diseases | <microbiology> Infectious and parasitic diseases endemic in tropical and subtropical zones, including Chagas' disease, leishmaniasis, leprosy, malaria, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, sleeping sickness, yellow fever, and others; often water-or insect-borne. See: emerging viruses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eye diseases, hereditary | Transmission of gene defects or chromosomal aberrations/abnormalities which are expressed in extreme variation in the structure or function of the eye. These may be evident at birth, but may be manifested later with progression of the disorder. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urogenital diseases | Diseases of the urogenital tract. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urologic diseases | Diseases of the urinary tract in both male and female. It does not include the male genitalia for which urogenital diseases is used for general discussions of diseases of both the urinary tract and the genitalia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| uveal diseases | Diseases of the uvea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fish diseases | Diseases of freshwater, marine, hatchery or aquarium fish. This term includes diseases of both teleosts (true fish) and elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates). (12 Dec 1998) |