Glossary
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Name | Term description |
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Name Ablepsy |
Term description
Loss of sight. |
Name Ague |
Term description
Fever, usually malarial, characterised by sweating and shaking. |
Name American plague |
Term description
Yellow fever (a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes). |
Name Anasarca |
Term description
Extreme generalised edema, i.e. swelling throughout the body. Can be caused by liver or heart failure, or malnutrition. |
Name Aphonia |
Term description
An inability to speak for pathological or psychological reasons. |
Name Aphtha |
Term description
A small ulcer on the mouth or tongue. |
Name Apoplexy |
Term description
Traditionally denotes a sudden loss of consciousness, often preceding death. Also refers to bleeding within the internal organs. |
Name Asphyxia |
Term description
A severe reduction in the amount of oxygen being supplied to the body through obstruction of the breathing, leading to loss of consciousness. |
Name Atrophy |
Term description
A wasting away of an organ or body tissue owing to injury, disease or lack of use. |
Name Axies/axes/access fits |
Term description
Ague |
Name Aizle tooth |
Term description
Molar |
Name Amshach |
Term description
Accidental injury |
Name Anward trobell |
Term description
Inward trouble (could be gynecological). |
Name Asmey |
Term description
Asthma |
Name Asoond |
Term description
In a faint |