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Keloid
a condition caused by abnormal healing in a scar with an overgrowth of dense connective tissue
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Keratosis
a horny growth, such as a wart
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Kyphosis
Abnormal curvature and increased dorsal prominence or the vertebral column
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Lordosis
spinal curvature with forward convexity
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Miliaria
a skin condition with cutaneous changes associated with sweat retention and abnormal release of sweat at different levels in the skin; prickly heat
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Myalgia
pain in a muscle or muscles
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Myoma
tumor derived from musclular components
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Myositis
inflammation of a muscle, common voluntary muscle
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Myxoma
tumor of connective or mucous tissue
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Nephritis
inflammation of the kidney
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Neuralgia
Paroxysmal, intense pain along the course of a nerve not associated with structural changes in the nerve
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Neuritis
inflammation of a nerve with pain, hypersensitivity, numbness or burning, and loss of reflexes
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Neuroma
tumor of the nervous system made up of nerve cells and fibers
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Nystagmus
involuntary rapid movement of the eyeballs
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Onychia
inflammation of the nail
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Ochitis
inflammation of the testes with pain, swelling, and a feeling of weight
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Osteitis
inflammation of a bone
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Osteoarthritis
chronic degenerative joint disease with bony deformity
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Osteochondritis
inflammation of the bone and cartilage
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Osteoma
tumor containing bone tissue
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Osteomalacia
softening of the bones, leading to deformities, due to insufficient calcification
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Osteomyelitis
inflammation of the bone caused by infectious organism
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Osteoporosis
increased porosity of the bone resulting in fragility
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Otitis
Inflammation of the ear
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Paraplegia
paralysis of lower limbs
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Parasthesia
abnormal sensation of burning, prickling, tingling, or scrawling of the skin
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Paronychia
Inflammation of tissue surrounding a fingernail
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Periarteritis
inflammation of the outside layers of an artery and of surrounding tissues
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Pericarditis
inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
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Periostitis
inflammation of the membrane enclosing the surface of the bone
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Peritonitis
inflammation of the membrane which lines the inferior of the abdominal cavity and surrounds the contained viscera
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Phlebitis (Thrombophlebitis)
inflammation of a vein marked by formation of a clot of coagulated blood, edema, and pain
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Pityriasis Rosea
noninfectious skin condition characterized by a maculopapular rash
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Pleurisy
inflammation of the membrane enveloping the lungs
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Pneumonia
inflammation of the lungs
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Pneumothorax
accumulation of air in the cavity between the lung and the chest wall
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Polyneuritis
simultaneous inflammation of many nerves; multiple peripheral neuritis
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Polyp
nodular growth of a neoplastic or other tissue found usually on mucous membranes
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Psoriasis
a chronic skin disease marked by the formation of scaly red patches
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Ptosis
prolapse or falling down of an organ, especially paralytic drooping of the upper eyelid
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Pyuria
prescence of pus in the urine
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Rales
abnormal respiratory sound
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Retinitis
inflammation of the retina with impaired vision, edema, and exudation into the retina
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Rheumatic Fever
a febrile disease associated with previous hemolytic streptococcal infection, marked by joint pain and predilection to heart damage
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Rhinitis
inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose
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Sciatica
pain along the course of the sciatic nerve, marked by parathesis, tenderness and wasting of affected muscles
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Scleroderm
a systematic disease marked by hardening of connective tissue
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Sclerosis
induration of hardening
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Scoliosis
lateral curvature of the spine
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Spasm
A sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles with pain and disturbance of function
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Spondylitis
inflammation of the vertabrae
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Stenosis
narrowing of a duct or canal
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Stricture
abnormal narrowing of a canal, duct, or passage
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Stye
hordeolum; inflammation of the sebaceous glands of the eyelids
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Subluxation
incomplete dislocation
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Suppuration
formation and discharge of pus
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Syndrome
a group of symptoms
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Tachycardia
excessive rapid heart action
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Tachypnea
excessive rapid, shallow breathing
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Tenosynovitis
inflammation of a tendon sheath
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Tetanus
lock jaw, a disease caused by a toxin elaborated by "clostridium tetani" marked by tonic spasm of the masseter muscles, causing trismus ("lockjaw") and spasms of the back muscles producing opisthotonos
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Tetany
a condition marked by intermittent, painful tonic spasm of the muscle
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Thrombosis
formation, development, prescence of a blood clot in the heart or a blood vessel
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Tic
twitching, especially of the face
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Tinea Capitis
fungal infection of the scalp
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Tinnitus
a ringing, roaring, or hissing in the ears
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Torticollis
wryneck, twisting of the neck and unnatural position of the head
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Tumor
a swelling or abnormal enlargement; a new tissue growth which develops independently and has no physiologic use
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Ulcer
surface disentigration of cutaneous or mucous tissue
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Uremia
the retention of urinary constituents in the blood and the resulting toxic condition resulting from their deficient excretion
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Varicose Veins
distended, knotted and tortuous veins, especially in the lower extremities
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Vasospasm
spasm of the blood vessels
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Vertigo
spinning sensation
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Wert
localized, benign hypertrophy of the skin
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Xerostomia
Dryness of the mouth
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