CLA201H5 Chapter Notes -Leprosy, Fetal Membrane, Spasm
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Aversion to water and inability to swallow which characterizes the disease in human beings (greek dia-: through and bainein [ba-]: to go) Excessive discharge of urine which often accompanies the disease. Reference to the membrane which forms in the air passages of a person suffering from this illness. Hemorrh oid (greek hem-: blood; rhoos: flowing; -rrhea: discharging blood) A degenerative disease of an organ especially the liver named from the orange-yellow appearance of a liver affected by this condition. A disease caused by the decrease or absence of the thyroid hormone, the name coming from the accompanying puffy appearance of the face and hands (which is not caused by an accumulation of mucus) A varicose condition of the veins of the anus, sometimes accompanied by bleeding. Shingles (latin cingulum: girdle) an inflammatory disease of the skin along the course of a nerve, often partially encircling the waist.
