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Nosology , nosology classification of diseases, XVIII. f. Gr. nósos disease; see -LOGY.
nosology (nos-ol-ŏji) n. the naming and classification of diseases. Corneal diseases , keratomalacia (ke-ră-toh-mă-lay-shiă) n. a progressive nutritional disease of the eye due to vitamin A deficiency. The cornea softens and may become… Avitaminosis , a·vi·ta·min·o·sis / āˌvītəmiˈnōsis/ • n. (pl. -ses / -sēz/ ) Med. a condition resulting from a deficiency of one or more particular vitamins.
avitami… diverticulosis , diverticular disease Diverticulosis is the presence of pouch‐like hernias (diverticula) through the muscle layer of the colon, associated with a low… Suffocation Disease , suffocation disease A disease of rice in which reddish-brown patches spread from the tips of the leaves downwards; the roots of the plants blacken an… Cachexia , cachexia The condition of extreme emaciation and wasting seen in patients with advanced diseases such as cancer and AIDS. Due partly to an inadequate…
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