Sickle cell anemia

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  1. avascular
    without blood vessels
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    # Aseptic Necrosis

    * Aseptic necrosis (Avascular Necrosis or Osteonecrosis) is a condition that develops when blood supply diminishes to an area of bone and causes bone death.
  2. splenomegaly
    an abnormal enlargement of the spleen
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    # Enlarged Spleen (Splenomegaly)

    * The spleen enlarges if it is asked to do excessive work in filtering or manufacturing blood cells, if there is abnormal blood flow to it, or if it is invaded with abnormal cells or deposits.
  3. diabetes insipidus
    a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst
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    # Diabetes Insipidus

    * Diabetes insipidus is a condition in which the patient has frequent urination.
  4. liver disease
    a disease affecting the liver
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    # Liver Disease

    * Liver disease can be cause by a variety of things including infection (hepatitis), diseases such as gallstones, high cholesterol or triglycerides, blood flow obstruction to the liver, and toxins (medications and chemicals).
  5. gallstone
    a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
    # Gallstones

    * Gallstones are stones that form when substances in the bile harden.
  6. necrosis
    the localized death of living cells
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    # Aseptic Necrosis

    * Aseptic necrosis (Avascular Necrosis or Osteonecrosis) is a condition that develops when blood supply diminishes to an area of bone and causes bone death.
  7. Anemia
    genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America
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    # Anemia

    * Anemia is the condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood.
  8. aseptic
    free of pathological microorganisms
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    # Aseptic Necrosis

    * Aseptic necrosis (Avascular Necrosis or Osteonecrosis) is a condition that develops when blood supply diminishes to an area of bone and causes bone death.
  9. Anopheles
    malaria mosquitoes
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    # Malaria

    * Malaria is an infectious disease transmitted by the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito.
  10. osteomyelitis
    an inflammation of bone and bone marrow
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    # Osteomyelitis

    * Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone.
  11. gallbladder
    a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
    Gallstones (formed in the gallbladder) can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball.
  12. septic
    of or relating to or caused by the process of decay
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    # Septic Arthritis

    * Septic arthritis, or infectious arthritis, is infection of one or more joints by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
  13. blood cell
    either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
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    # Anemia

    * Anemia is the condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood.
  14. triglyceride
    glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
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    # Liver Disease

    * Liver disease can be cause by a variety of things including infection (hepatitis), diseases such as gallstones, high cholesterol or triglycerides, blood flow obstruction to the liver, and toxins (medications and chemicals).
  15. spleen
    a large oval organ between the stomach and the diaphragm
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    # Enlarged Spleen (Splenomegaly)

    * The spleen enlarges if it is asked to do excessive work in filtering or manufacturing blood cells, if there is abnormal blood flow to it, or if it is invaded with abnormal cells or deposits.
  16. malaria
    a disease caused by parasites transmitted by mosquito bite
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    # Malaria

    * Malaria is an infectious disease transmitted by the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito.
  17. hemoglobin
    a red protein in blood that transports oxygen
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    # Anemia

    * Anemia is the condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood.
  18. white blood cell
    blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi
    Symptoms of an enlarged spleen may include weakness and fatigue, easy bleeding, and poor white blood cell function.
  19. hypertension
    a disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high
    Gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, and pregnancy induced hypertension are conditions that may arise during pregnancy.
Created on Tue Feb 15 23:51:59 EST 2011

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