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  2. Lists of diseases - Wikipedia

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    A medical condition is a broad term that includes all diseases and disorders.. A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism.. A disorder is a functional abnormality or disturbance.

  3. Hypothermia - Wikipedia

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    Until the body temperature is raised to near-normal levels: Types: Primary hypothermia: caused by exposure to a cold environment; Secondary hypothermia: caused by an underlying pathology that prevents the body from generating enough core heat. Causes: Mainly exposure to cold weather and cold water immersion: Risk factors

  4. Frostbite - Wikipedia

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    Grade 2: if there is a lesion on the distal body part, tissue and fingernails can be destroyed Grade 3: if there is a lesion on the intermediate or near body part, auto-amputation and loss of function can occur Grade 4: if there is a lesion very near the body (such as the carpals of the hand), the limb can be lost.

  5. List of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    A diagnosis usually can be made by the presenting signs and symptoms alone. If the diagnosis is unclear, a throat swab or stool specimen may be taken. Medications are usually not needed as hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral disease that typically resolves on its own. Under research [15] [16] Sin Nombre virus: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome ...

  6. List of inflammatory disorders - Wikipedia

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  7. List of syndromes - Wikipedia

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    This is an alphabetically sorted list of medical syndromes. 1p36 deletion syndrome; 1q21.1 deletion syndrome; ... Body fat redistribution syndrome; Boerhaave syndrome;

  8. Cryonics - Wikipedia

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    Technicians preparing a body for cryopreservation in 1985. Cryonics (from Greek: κρύος kryos, meaning "cold") is the low-temperature freezing (usually at −196 °C or −320.8 °F or 77.1 K) and storage of human remains in the hope that resurrection may be possible in the future.

  9. List of systems of the human body - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. List of organ systems in the human body Part of a series of lists about Human anatomy General Features Regions Variations Movements Systems Structures Arteries Bones Eponymous Foramina Glands endocrine exocrine Lymphatic vessels Nerves Organs Systems Veins Muscles Abductors Adductors ...