Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (diabetes) that starts or is first diagnosed during pregnancy. Causes Risk factors for gestat...

Definition Medial calcific sclerosis a form of arteriosclerosis in which extensive calcium deposits are found in the tunica media o...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is cancer that starts inside bone marrow, the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells. The cancer...

Definition Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, which is the worm-shaped pouch attached to the cecum, the beginning of ...

DEFINITION A perirectal abscess is a localized inflammatory process that can be associated with infections of soft tissue and anal gl...

Definition Apraxia is neurological condition characterized by loss of the ability to perform activities that a person is physically...

Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a fast-growing cancer in which the body produces a large number of immature white blood cells (lymphocyt...

Avitaminosis a condition produced by lack of an essential vitamin . This condition is also known as Hypovitaminosis. A group of diseas...

Definition any of a group of diseases characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls; popularly called “ha...

Definition Asthma is a chronic (long-lasting) inflammatory disease of the airways. In those susceptible to asthma, this inflammatio...