pathologie

Definitions of pathologie
  1. noun
    any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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    ankylose
    abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
    sclérose
    any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
    infarctus
    localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
    ostéoporose
    abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women
    urémie
    accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
    lésion
    any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
    dysfonctionnement
    (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
    sclérose en plaques
    a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
    artérosclérose
    sclerosis of the arterial walls
    infarctus du myocarde
    destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
    maladie des reins
    a disease affecting the kidneys
    ulcère
    a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
    paralysie
    loss of the ability to move a body part
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    problème de santé
    a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
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