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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.Bang's disease
(Encyclopedia)Bang's disease: see brucellosis. ...Dutch elm disease
(Encyclopedia)Dutch elm disease: see diseases of plants; elm. ...congenital heart disease
(Encyclopedia)congenital heart disease, any defect in the heart present at birth. There is evidence that some congenital heart defects are inherited, but the cause of most cases is unknown. One known cause is infec...Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
(Encyclopedia)Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: see prion. ...coronary artery disease
(Encyclopedia)coronary artery disease, condition that results when the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded, most commonly by atherosclerotic deposits of fibrous and fatty tissue. Coronary artery disease is t...coronary heart disease
(Encyclopedia)coronary heart disease: see coronary artery disease. ...Browse by Subject
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