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  2. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    Used of mentally ill and neurotic women, particularly single women and spinsters who hoard cats. [23] Cretin [citation needed] Cripple "A person with a physical or mobility impairment". Its shortened form ("crip") has been reclaimed by some people with disabilities as a positive identity. [6] [7] [17] [24] Confined to a wheelchair

  3. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    Acronyms Diseases and disorders CA Cancer: CACH Childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination (see vanishing white matter disease) : CAD Coronary artery disease

  4. List of mental disorders - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. The following is a list of mental disorders as defined at any point by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). A mental disorder, also known as a mental illness, mental health condition, or psychiatric ...

  5. List of medical symptoms - Wikipedia

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    List of ICD-9 codes 780-799: Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions; References This page was last edited on 28 October 2023, at 21:05 (UTC). ...

  6. Chronic condition - Wikipedia

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    Adults with chronic illness were significantly more likely to report life dissatisfaction than those without chronic illness. [19] Compared to their healthy peers, children with chronic illness have about a twofold increase in psychiatric disorders. [20] Higher parental depression and other family stressors predicted more problems among ...

  7. List of common false etymologies of English words - Wikipedia

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    The word's true origin is unknown, but it existed in the Middle Scots period. [32] [33] News: The word news has been claimed to be an acronym of the four cardinal directions (north, east, west, and south). However, old spellings of the word varied widely (e.g., newesse, newis, nevis, neus, newys, niewes, newis, nues, etc.).

  8. Disease - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of illness are often not directly the result of infection, but a collection of evolved responses – sickness behavior by the body – that helps clear infection and promote recovery. Such aspects of illness can include lethargy, depression, loss of appetite, sleepiness, hyperalgesia, and inability to concentrate. [10] [11] [12] Disorder

  9. List of Greek and Latin roots in English/A–G - Wikipedia

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    badly, ill: Greek: δυσ-(dus-) dysentery, dysphagia, dysphasia, dysplasia, dystrophy ... Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples