Diseases & Disorders terms

A skin disease marked by scaly or thickened patches on the skin and often caused by prolonged exposure to arsenic.

A condition marked by numbness, tingling, pain, weakness, or limited movement in the arm or hand.

A condition in which the bronchioles (tiny branches of air tubes in the lungs) become inflamed and blocked.

Inflammation (swelling and reddening) of the bronchi.

Inflammation (swelling, pain, and warmth) of a bursa.

A condition in which abnormal amounts of calcium salts are found in soft tissue, such as muscle.

A condition in which Candida albicans, a type of yeast, grows out of control in moist skin areas of the body.

A condition in which Candida albicans, a type of yeast, grows out of control in moist skin areas of the body.

A condition in which fluid and proteins leak out of tiny blood vessels and flow into surrounding tissues, resulting in dangerously low blood pressure.

A combination of symptoms caused by the release of serotonin and other substances from carcinoid tumors of the gastrointestinal tract.

A condition in which cancer is spread widely throughout the body, or, in some cases, to a relatively large region of the body.

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).

A condition in which cancer is spread widely throughout the body, or, in some cases, to a relatively large region of the body.

A rare, inherited disorder marked by dark spots on the skin and tumors in the heart, endocrine glands, skin, and nerves.

A rare, inherited disorder marked by tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and tumors that form in embryonic nervous tissue in the head, neck, and torso.

A rare disorder in which growths that are benign (not cancer) develop in lymph node tissue.

A condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy.

A digestive disease that is caused by an immune response to a protein called gluten, which is found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats.

An acute, spreading infection of the deep tissues of the skin and muscle that causes the skin to become warm and tender and may also cause fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, and blisters.

A condition in which abnormal cells grow on the thin layer of tissue that covers the cervix (the lower, narrow end of the uterus).