Of the dozens of medical terms that begin with thedys-prefix,dysplasia(with the suffix-plasia, meaning "development") is one of the more common, though not many nondoctors know it. Structuraldysplasiasare usually something you're born with; they often involve the hip or the kidneys. But ce...
, 6 sep. 2024 gastroparesis and functional dyspepsia are both under the umbrella term of motility disorders, and bloating may occur in these disorders.6functional dyspepsia may be diagnosed when symptoms affect the upper digestive system, but no obvious cause is found. — amber j. tresca, very...
has also come to mean "ill humor" or "disgruntlement." The word itself is ultimately derived from the Greek prefixdys-("faulty" or "impaired") and the verbpessein("to cook" or "to digest"). To please the wordmonger's appetite, we would like to end with this tasty morsel:Dyspepsia...
With evolving patient characteristics and patterns of ICU utilization, the impact of dysnatremias on patient outcomes and healthcare costs in the present era have not been well studied. Patients ≥ 18 years admitted to the ICUs in public hospi
Health care providers use this term when you have symptoms of a mood disorder but don't exactly meet the criteria for a specific disorder. They might choose this classification if they have trouble deciding whether you have a depressive disorder or bipolar disorder....
Embarrassment is another kind of dysphoria, as is the sense of let-down that follows the euphoria felt by drug addicts and thrill seekers when the source of pleasure is withdrawn. Some psychologists have adopted the term “gender dysphoria” in place of “gender identity disorder (GID)” to ...
Drew Leder understands the term “dys-appearance,” with the Greek prefix ‘dys’ implying illness or disease. Thus, he considers “dys-appearance” and “disappearance” as “antonymic” at the same time as they are “mutually implicatory” since “[i]t is precisely because the normal and...
In this study, the term, inconclusive test results, means that either no pathogenic variant at all had been identified with previous tests or that only one pathogenic variant had been detected in a gene that is known to cause autosomal recessive disease. The study included 117 females and 162...
Cardiovascular diseaseMyocardial infarctionA reduced hazard of AMI was observed in patients who complete a greater number of medical appointments and receive multidisciplinary treatment on a regular basis.doi:10.1007/s40119-022-00282-6Renke, Guilherme...
Of the dozens of medical terms that begin with thedys-prefix,dysplasia(with the suffix-plasia, meaning "development") is one of the more common, though not many nondoctors know it. Structuraldysplasiasare usually something you're born with; they often involve the hip or the kidneys. But ce...