Diseases and Conditions

Febrile

characterized by an elevated body temperature

Diagnosis

establishing the cause and nature of a disease

Adhesion

fibrous band that binds together tissues that are normally separated

Gangrene

Death and decay of soft tissue

Hernia

Organ protrudes through an opening

Peritonitis

Inflammation of the abdominal lining (peritoneun)

Septicemia

Severe bacterial infection of the tissues that spreads to the blood

Suppuration

forming of pus

Prognosis

Prediction of the course of a diseases and its probable outcome

Inflammation

Body defense against injury, infection, or allergy, marked by redness, heat, pain, and swelling

Jaundice

Yellowing of skin and sclera caused by excessive bilirubin in the blood

Symptom

subjective indicator of a disease

Edema

abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissue spaces

melanoma

malignancy that arises from melanocytes

perforation

hole that forms through a structure or body part