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Bang's disease
(Encyclopedia)Bang's disease: see brucellosis. ...Addison's disease
(Encyclopedia)Addison's disease [for Thomas Addison], progressive disease brought about by atrophy of the outer layer, or cortex, of the adrenal gland; it is also called chronic adrenocortical insufficiency. The de...bonecrusher disease
(Encyclopedia)bonecrusher disease: see dengue fever. ...Bright's disease
(Encyclopedia)Bright's disease: see nephritis. ...Brill's disease
(Encyclopedia)Brill's disease: see typhus.venereal disease
(Encyclopedia)venereal disease vənērˈēəl [key]: see sexually transmitted disease. ...celiac disease
(Encyclopedia)celiac disease: see sprue.catecholamine
(Encyclopedia)catecholamine kătˌəkôlˈəmēn [key], any of several compounds occurring naturally in the body that serve as hormones or as neurotransmitters in the sympathetic nervous system. The catecholamines ...fetal tissue implant
(Encyclopedia)fetal tissue implant or fetal cell therapy, implantation of tissue from a fetus into a patient. In experimental procedures, fetal brain tissue has been implanted in the brains of patients with Parkins...paralysis
(Encyclopedia)paralysis or palsy pôlˈzē [key], complete loss or impairment of the ability to use voluntary muscles, usually as the result of a disorder of the nervous system. The nervous tissue that is injured m...Browse by Subject
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