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  2. Sepsis - Wikipedia

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    Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. [4] [7] This initial stage of sepsis is followed by suppression of the immune system. [8] Common signs and symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and confusion. [1]

  3. Edema - Wikipedia

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    Edema (American English), also spelled oedema (British English), and also known as fluid retention, dropsy and hydropsy, is the build-up of fluid in the body's tissue, [1] a type of swelling. [4] Most commonly, the legs or arms are affected. [1] Symptoms may include skin that feels tight, the area feeling heavy, and joint stiffness. [1]

  4. Infection - Wikipedia

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    Signs of infection have been discovered in the bones of carnivorous dinosaurs. When present, however, these infections seem to tend to be confined to only small regions of the body. A skull attributed to the early carnivorous dinosaur Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis exhibits pit-like wounds surrounded by swollen and porous bone. The unusual ...

  5. Signs and symptoms - Wikipedia

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    A medical sign is an objective observable indication of a disease, injury, or medical condition that may be detected during a physical examination. [7] These signs may be visible, such as a rash or bruise, or otherwise detectable such as by using a stethoscope or taking blood pressure.

  6. Anasarca - Wikipedia

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    Anasarca is a severe and generalized form of edema, with subcutaneous tissue swelling throughout the body. [1] Unlike typical edema, which almost everyone will experience at some time and can be relatively benign, anasarca is a pathological process reflecting a severe disease state and can involve the cavities of the body in addition to the tissues.

  7. Systemic disease - Wikipedia

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    AIDS – a disease caused by a virus that cripples the body's immune defenses. Graves' disease – a thyroid disorder, most often in women, which can cause a goiter (swelling in the front part of the neck) and protruding eyes. Systemic lupus erythematosus – a connective tissue disorder involving mainly the skin, joints and kidneys.

  8. List of inflammatory disorders - Wikipedia

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  9. Swelling - Wikipedia

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    Swelling may refer to: Edema, a transient abnormal enlargement of a body part or area not caused by a tumor; Die swell, the increase in cross-sectional area of a polymer after it exits an extrusion die; Swelling capacity, the amount of liquid that can be absorbed by a polymer