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In adults, most cases are associated with breast carcinoma or small-cell lung carcinoma. [9] It is one of the few paraneoplastic (meaning 'indirectly caused by cancer') syndromes that occurs in both children and adults, although the mechanism of immune dysfunction underlying the adult syndrome is probably quite different. [citation needed]
-oma (singular), -omata (plural) tumor, mass, fluid collection Greek -μα (-ma), suffix added to verbs to form nouns indicating the result of a process or action; cf. English -tion: sarcoma, teratoma, mesothelioma: omphal(o)-of or pertaining to the navel, the umbilicus: Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós), navel, belly-button omphalotomy: onco-
Doss porphyria/ALA dehydratase deficiency/Plumboporphyria (the disease is known by multiple names) DPT Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus: DRSP disease Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae disease DS Down syndrome: DSPS Delayed sleep phase syndrome: DTs Delirium tremens: DVD Developmental verbal dyspraxia: DVT Deep vein thrombosis
According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, about 6.6% of American adults are immunocompromised. But many more think they are, according to Dr. Anu Seshadri.
Coeliac disease was first described in childhood; [131] [127] however, it may develop at any age. [126] [127] It is associated with other autoimmune diseases, such as diabetes mellitus type 1 and thyroiditis, among others. [131] Colorectal surgery – is a field in medicine dealing with disorders of the rectum, anus, and colon. [132]
Medical terminology is a language used to precisely describe the human body including all its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it. Medical terminology is used in the field of medicine .
The term MUPS can also be used to refer to syndromes whose etiology remains contested, including chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivity and Gulf War illness. [5] The term medically unexplained symptoms is in some cases treated as synonymous to older terms such as psychosomatic symptoms, conversion disorders ...
Infectious diseases, also known as transmissible diseases or communicable diseases, comprise clinically evident illness (i.e., characteristic medical signs or symptoms of disease) resulting from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic biological agents in an individual host organism. [32]