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Pertussis
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Whooping Cough. high contagious bacterial infection of the respiratory tract
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Angina Pectoris
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Chest pain, may radiate to the left arm and jaw that occurs when there is an insufficient supply of blood to the heart muscle
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Chytid/o
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Wrinkles
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Aneurysm
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Ballooning of a weakened portion of the arterial wall
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Acute Coronary Syndrome
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Sudden symptoms of insufficient blood supply to the heart indicating unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction
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Spina Bifida
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Congenital defect in the vertebral column caused by the failure of the vertebral arch to close
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Respiratory complication in newborns especially premature infants. AKA Hyaline membrane disease
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Gastroschisis
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Congenital fissure of abdominal wall not at umbilicus
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Esophageal Atresia
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Congenital absence of part of the esophagus
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Erythroblastosis Fetalis
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Condition of newborn characterized by hemolysis and erythrocytes. Incompatibility of infant and mothers blood types
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Fibrocystic Breast Disease
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A disorder characterized by one or more benign cysts in the breast
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Endometriosis
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Abnormal condition where endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus
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Endometrial cancer
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Uterine cancer
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Adenomyosis
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Growth of endometrium into the muscular portion of the uterus
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Suprapubic Prostatectomy
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Excision of prostate through an abdominal incision made above the pubic bone through the bladder
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