gastritis
Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining that can cause upper abdominal discomfort, nausea, or, in some cases, no symptoms at all.
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152 matchesgastroenteritis
Inflammation of the lining of the stomach and the intestines.
Read definitionHashimoto thyroiditis
An autoimmune condition of the thyroid gland (a gland located beneath the larynx).
Read definitionhepatitis
One word covering many diseases: the letter attached to a viral hepatitis says far more about its course than the word itself does.
Read definitionhepatitis B virus
A liver virus whose outcome turns less on the virus itself than on the age of the person it first infects.
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Hepatitis C virus is a bloodborne virus that infects the liver, often persisting for years and gradually causing scarring if left untreated.
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A virus too incomplete to infect anyone by itself, dependent on hepatitis B to supply the coat it cannot build.
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First noticed as a puzzling new marker in liver cells of people with hepatitis B, later shown to be a separate virus.
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A liver virus carried by contaminated water and by undercooked meat, usually brief but dangerous in late pregnancy.
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A virus that may be found in patients with hepatitis (inflammation of the liver).
Read definitionlaryngitis
Laryngitis causes hoarseness or voice loss when the vocal folds swell, most often from a viral infection, overuse, or irritant exposure.
Read definitionleukemic leptomeningitis
A serious problem that may occur in leukemia.
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A serious problem that may occur in leukemia.
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A serious problem that may occur in lymphoma.
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A serious problem that may occur in lymphoma.
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Mastitis is breast tissue inflammation most common during breastfeeding, though its symptoms can occasionally overlap with those of a rare inflammatory breast cancer.
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Inflammation of the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).
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Mucositis most often affects the lining of the mouth and digestive tract, commonly appearing as painful sores following certain cancer treatments.
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A serious problem that may occur in cancer in which cancer cells spread from the original (primary) tumor to the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).
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Not one disease but a family of them, sharing inflamed kidney tissue and a set of clues that appear in the urine.
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