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An encyclopedia is a written compendium of human knowledge. WikiMD concentrates on building an Encyclopedia of Medicine.

Etiology[edit | edit source]

The term Encyclopedia comes from the Greek words εγκύκλιος παιδεία, enkyklios paideia ("in a circle of instruction"). From εγκύκλιος, circuit shaped from κύκλος circuit and παιδεία, meaning instruction. See the Note on spelling below.

Types[edit | edit source]

Encyclopedias can be general, containing articles on topics in many different fields - the English language Encyclopædia Britannica and German Brockhaus are well-known examples, or they can specialize in a particular field (such as an encyclopedia of medicine or philosophy). There are also encyclopedias that cover a wide variety of topics from a particular cultural or national perspective, such as the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.

Medical encyclopedia[edit | edit source]

A medical encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work that provides information about a wide range of medical topics. It is designed to be a resource for healthcare professionals, students, and the general public, and typically includes information about diseases, conditions, treatments, procedures, and other medical concepts.

Organization[edit | edit source]

Medical encyclopedias are typically organized alphabetically by topic, making it easy to locate specific information. They may also include cross-references to related topics, as well as illustrations, diagrams, and other visual aids to help explain complex concepts.

Authors[edit | edit source]

One of the key features of a medical encyclopedia is that it is written by experts in the field. These may include doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, as well as researchers and educators. This ensures that the information contained in the encyclopedia is reliable and up-to-date.

Glossaries[edit | edit source]

In addition to providing information about medical topics, medical encyclopedias may also include resources such as a glossary of medical terms, a list of common abbreviations, and a directory of medical organizations and resources.

Utility[edit | edit source]

Medical encyclopedias are an important resource for healthcare professionals, students, and the general public. They provide a wealth of information about a wide range of medical topics and can be an invaluable resource for those seeking to learn more about health and medicine.

Types[edit | edit source]

There are many different medical encyclopedias available, both in print and online such as WikiMD. Some examples include the Dorland's Medical Dictionary, the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book, and the Merck Manual of Medical Information.

Encyclopedia of medicine[edit | edit source]

Encyclopaedia, also spelled encyclopedia, is a collection of articles containing articles on various topics often arranged in alphabetical order dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty or field of interest.

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5-alpha-reductase deficiency

5-alpha-reductase deficiency

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Aarskog-Scott syndrome

Abdominal angina

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abdominal distension

Abdominal epilepsy

Abdominal mass

Abdominal pain

ABO incompatibility

Abscess

Acalculia

Acanthocytosis

Acanthosis nigricans

Accessory pancreas

Achalasia

Achlorhydria

Acinic cell carcinoma

Acne

Acne vulgaris

Acoustic neuroma

Acrodermatitis

Acromegaly

Actinic keratosis

Actinomyces

Actinomycosis

Acute aortic syndrome

Acute brachial neuritis

Acute bronchitis

Acute cholecystitis

Acute diarrhea

Acute esophageal necrosis

Acute liver failure

Acute low back pain

Acute myeloid leukemia

Acute pancreatitis

Acute renal failure

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Acute retinal necrosis

Acute tubular necrosis

Acute upper airway obstruction

Adams-Stokes syndrome

Addison's disease

Adenitis

Adenoma

Adenomyosis

Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder

Adjustment disorder

Adrenal carcinoma

Adrenal hemorrhage

Adrenal insufficiency

Adrenal tumor

Adrenoleukodystrophy

Agoraphobia

Agranulocytosis

AIDS

AIDS dementia complex

Airway obstruction

Alagille syndrome

Alcohol withdrawal

Alcoholic liver disease

Alcoholism

Alkaptonuria

Allergic conjunctivitis

Allergy

Alopecia

Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency

Alstrom syndrome

Altitude sickness

Aluminum carbonate

Alzheimer's disease

Amblyopia

Amelogenesis imperfecta

Amnesia

Amnesia

Amoebiasis

Amputation of the leg or foot

Amyloidosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Anal abscess

Anal cancer

Anal fissure

Anal fistula

Analgesic nephropathy

Anaphylaxis

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma

Anaplastic thyroid cancer

Androgen insensitivity syndrome

Anemia

Anencephaly

Aneurysm

Aneurysm of sinus of valsalva

Angina

Angina pectoris

Angioedema

Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

Angioma

Ankyloglossia

Ankylosing spondylitis

Annular pancreas

Anorexia nervosa

Anosmia

Anoxic brain injury

Anterior cruciate ligament injury

Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis

Antiphospholipid syndrome

Antisocial personality disorder

Antithrombin III deficiency

Anxiety and Stress

Aortic coarctation

Aortic dissection

Aortic insufficiency

Aortic stenosis

Aortic valve replacement

Aortic valve surgery

Aortic valve surgery - minimally invasive

Aortic valve surgery - open

Aphasia

Aphthous ulcer

Appendectomy

Appendicitis

Arachnoid cyst

Arteriovenous malformations

Arthralgia

Arthritis

Asbestosis

Ascariasis

Ascending cholangitis

Ascites

Asherman's syndrome

Asperger syndrome

Aspergillosis

Asthma

Astigmatism (eye)

Astrocytoma

Ataxia

Ataxia telangiectasia

Atelectasis

Atherosclerosis

Athlete's foot

Atopic dermatitis

Atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation ablation discharge instructions

Atrial flutter

Atrial myxoma

Atrial septal defect

Atrioventricular canal defect

Atrophic vaginitis

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Atypical pneumonia

Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor

Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor

Autism

Autism case study one

Autism diagnostic criteria

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Autoimmune hepatitis

Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome

Avian influenza

Avoidant personality disorder

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B-cell lymphoma

B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia

Babesiosis

Back pain

Bacterial vaginosis

Baker's cyst

Balanitis

Barotrauma

Barrett's esophagus

Bartholin's abscess

Bartonellosis

Bartter syndrome

Basal cell carcinoma

Bazin disease

Becker's muscular dystrophy

Bedsore

Bedwetting

Beer potomania

Behcet's syndrome

Behçet's disease

Bejel

Bell's palsy

Benign positional vertigo

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Beriberi

Bezafibrate

Bicuspid aortic stenosis

Biliary atresia

Biliary cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma

Binge eating

Bipolar disorder

Birthmarks-pigmented

Birthmarks-red

Bladder cancer

Blastomycosis

Bleeding

Bleeding esophageal varices

Blepharitis

Blind loop syndrome

Bloody or tarry stools

Bloody show

Body dysmorphic disorder

Boerhaave syndrome

Bone cancer

Bone fracture

Bone grafting

Borderline personality disorder

Bornholm disease

Botulism

Bowel obstruction

Bowlegs

Brain abscess

Brain stem death

Brain Stem Gliomas

Brain tumor

Breast cancer

Breast lumps

Breast self-examination

Breathe odor

Brief reactive psychosis

Brodie abscess

Bronchiectasis

Bronchiolitis

Bronchitis

Bronchospasm

Brucellosis

Brugada syndrome

Bruise

Bruxism

Bubonic plague

Budd-Chiari syndrome

Buerger's disease

Bulimia nervosa

Bullous pemphigoid

Bunion

Burkitt's lymphoma

Burns

Bursitis

Buruli ulcer

Byssinosis

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Caduet

Canavan disease

Cancer

Candida esophagitis

Candidiasis

Capillary leak syndrome

Carbuncle

Carcinoma of the penis

Cardiac amyloidosis

Cardiac arrhythmia

Cardiac catheterization discharge instructions

Cardiac rehabilitation

Cardiac tamponade

Cardiogenic shock

Cardiomegaly

Cardiomyopathy

Carotid artery stenosis

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Cat scratch fever

Cataract

Cavernous sinus thrombosis

Celiac disease

Cellulitis

Central pontine myelinolysis

Central sleep apnea

Cerebral aneurysm

Cerebral hypoxia

Cerebral palsy

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

Cervical cancer

Cervical dysplasia

Cervicitis

Chagas disease

Chalazion

Chancroid

Chemical burn

Chemical pneumonitis

Chest pain

Chest tube insertion

Chickenpox

Chiggers

Chikungunya

Child physical abuse

Child psychological abuse and neglect

Child sexual abuse

Childhood disintegrative disorder

Chlamydia infection

Chlorphenesin

Choanal atresia

Choking in an adult or child over 1 year

Choking in an infant under 1 year

Cholangiocarcinoma

Cholangitis

Cholecystectomy

Choledocholithiasis

Cholera

Cholestasis

Cholesteatoma

Chondroblastoma

Chondroma

Chondrosarcoma

Chordoma

Chorioamnionitis

Choriocarcinoma

Chronic bacterial prostatitis

Chronic bronchitis

Chronic cholecystitis

Chronic cold urticaria

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Chronic liver disease

Chronic low back pain

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic pancreatitis

Chronic renal failure

Chronic stable angina

Chronic tic disorder

Cirrhosis

Citrate

Claudication

Cleft lip and palate

Clinical depression

Clostridium

Cloudy cornea

Club foot

Clubbing

Clubfoot

Cluster headache

CMV esophagitis

CMV pneumonitis

Co-amoxiclav drug interactions

Cocaine withdrawal

Coccidioidomycosis

Color blindness

Colorectal cancer

Colposcopic biopsy

Coma

Common cold

Commotio cordis

Complex regional pain syndrome

Concussion

Conduct disorder

Confusion

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Congenital heart block

Congenital heart disease

Congenital hypothyroidism

Congenital rubella syndrome

Congenital syphilis

Conjunctivitis

Constipation

Constrictive pericarditis

Contact dermatitis

Contact Dermatitis

Conversion disorder

Coombs test

Cor pulmonale

Cor triatriatum

Corneal injury

Corneal ulcer

Corns & calluses

Coronary angioplasty discharge instructions

Coronary artery bypass surgery

Coronary heart disease

Coronary risk profile

Coronary stent discharge instructions

Coronary vasospasm

Coronavirus

Corticobasal degeneration

Corticorelin ovine triflutate

Costello syndrome

Cough

Craniopharyngioma

Craniosynostosis

Cretinism

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Cri du chat

Crigler-Najjar syndrome

Crohn's disease

Croup

Cryoglobulinemia

Cryptococcosis

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

Cryptorchidism

Cryptosporidiosis

Cushing's syndrome

Cutaneous skin tags

Cutaneous T cell lymphoma

Cyclosporiasis

Cyclothymia

Cysticercosis

Cystitis

Cystocele

Cytomegalic inclusion body disease

Cytomegalovirus

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Dacryoadenitis

Dactylitis

Deafness

Deep vein thrombosis

Dehydration

Delayed puberty

Delirium

Delirium tremens

Dementia

Dementia home care

Dementia with Lewy bodies

Dengue fever

Dental cavities

Dependent personality disorder

Depression in adolescents

Depression in elderly

DeQuervain's syndrome

Dermatitis herpetiformis

Dermatomyositis

Dermatophytosis

Developmental dyspraxia

Dextrocardia

Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes mellitus type 1

Diabetes mellitus type 2

Diabetic coma

Diabetic coma Nonketotic hyperosmolar coma

Diabetic foot

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Diabetic nephropathy

Diabetic retinopathy

Dialysis

Diaper rash

Diarrhea

Diastolic dysfunction

Dientamoebiasis

Diet and heart disease

Differential blood count

Diffuse esophageal spasm

Dilated cardiomyopathy

Dilation and curettage

Diphtheria

Diphyllobothriasis

Direct inguinal hernia

Disequilibrium

Dislocated patella

Dislocated shoulder

Dislocation of Hip

Dislocations

Disorder of written expression

Disorganized schizophrenia

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Distal radius fracture

Diverticulitis

Diverticulosis

Dizziness

Donovanosis

Down syndrome

Dressler's syndrome

Drooling

Drug allergy

Drug dependence

Drug induced hemolytic anemia

Drug-induced lupus erythematosus

Dry eye syndrome

Dry eyes

Dry skin

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Duodenitis

Dupuytren's contracture

Dysarthria

Dyscalculia

Dysentery

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Dyskeratosis congenita

Dyslexia

Dysmenorrhea

Dyspareunia

Dyspepsia

Dysphagia

Dysplastic nevus

Dyspnea

Dysthymia

Dystonia

Dysuria

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Ear infection-acute

Ear infection-chronic

Ebola

Ebsteins anomaly of the tricuspid valve

Echinococcosis

Eclampsia

Ecthyma

Ectodermal dysplasia

Ectopic pregnancy

Eczema

Edwards syndrome

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Ehrlichiosis

Eisenmenger's syndrome

Electrolyte disturbance

Electrophysiology study and ablation discharge instructions

ELISA

Ellis-van Creveld syndrome

Embryonal carcinoma

Emergency contraception

Emphysema

Empty sella syndrome

Empyema

Encephalitis

Encopresis

Endocarditis

Endodermal sinus tumor

Endometrial biopsy

Endometrial cancer

Endometrial hyperplasia

Endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia

Endometritis

Enterobiasis

Enterovirus 68

Eosinophilic fasciitis

Ependymoma

Epicardial tumor

Epidermolysis bullosa

Epididymoorchitis

Epidural hematoma

Epiglottitis

Epilepsy

Episiotomy

Epispadias

Epithelioid sarcoma

Erectile dysfunction

Erysipelas

Erythema multiforme

Erythema nodosum

Erythema toxicum

Erythrasma

Escherichia coli enteritis

Esophageal atresia

Esophageal cancer

Esophageal candidiasis

Esophagitis

Essential thrombocytosis

Esterified estrogens

Evans syndrome

Ewing's sarcoma

Extramammary Paget's disease

Extranodal NK-T-cell lymphoma

Eye injury

Eyelid twitch

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Facial nerve paralysis

Failure to thrive

Familial mediterranean fever

Fasciitis

Fat embolism syndrome

Fatigue

Fatty liver

Febrile neutropenia

Femoral hernia

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Fibromuscular dysplasia

Fibromyalgia

Fifth disease

First degree AV block

Fish and heart disease

Flail chest

Flat feet

Fleas

Flecainide

Floater

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Folate deficiency

Folic acid

Follicular thyroid cancer

Folliculitis

Fondaparinux

Food allergy

Foodborne illness

Foot rot

Foot-and-mouth disease

Fragile X syndrome

Freshers' Flu

Frostbite

Frozen shoulder

Fuchs' dystrophy

Fungal pneumonia

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Galactosemia

Gallbladder cancer

Gallbladder polyp

Gallbladder volvulus

Gallstone disease

Ganglioglioma

Ganglioneuroma

Gangrene

Gangrene

Gas gangrene

Gastric dumping syndrome

Gastrinoma

Gastroenteritis

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Gastrointestinal bleeding

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Gender identity disorder

Generalised anxiety disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder

Genital candidiasis

Genital herpes

Genital wart

Genital warts

Genu valgum

Germ cell tumor

Germinoma

Gestational diabetes

Giant cell tumor of bone

Giant congenital nevus

Giardiasis

Gilbert's syndrome

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

Glaucoma

Gliomatosis cerebri

Glomerular disease

Glomerulosclerosis

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia

Glucagonoma

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Glycogen storage disease type I

Glycogen storage disease type II

Glycogen storage disease type III

Goitre

Gonorrhea

Goodpasture syndrome

Goodpastures syndrome

Gout

Granulocytic sarcoma

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Granulosa cell tumour

Graves' disease

Grief

Group B streptococcal infection

Group B streptococcal septicemia of the newborn

Growth hormone deficiency

Guillain-Barré syndrome

Gum disease

Gynecologic hemorrhage

Gynecomastia

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Haemophilus influenzae infection

Hair loss

Halitosis

Hallucination

Hamartoma

Hammer toe

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease

Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Hay fever

Head and neck cancer

Head injury

Headache

Hearing impairment

Hearing loss in infants

Heart attack

Heart attack care center

Heart block

Heart transplantation

Heartburn

Heat illness

Heavy metal ingestion

HELLP syndrome

Hemangioendothelioma

Hemangioma

Hematemesis

Hematuria

Hemochromatosis

Hemolytic anemia

Hemolytic disease of the newborn

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome

Hemophilia

Hemophilia B

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome

Hemothorax

Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Hepatic encephalopathy

Hepatic hemangioma

Hepatitis

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Hepatitis D

Hepatitis E

Hepatoblastoma

Hepatocellular adenoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatolithiasis

Hepatomegaly

Hepatorenal syndrome

Hepatosplenic T cell lymphoma

Hereditary elliptocytosis

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Hereditary pancreatitis

Hereditary spherocytosis

Hernia

Herpangina

Herpes zoster

Hiatus hernia

Hilus cell tumor

Hirschsprung's disease

Hirsutism

Histoplasmosis

Histrionic personality disorder

HIV coinfection with tuberculosis

HIV opportunistic infections

Hives

Hodgkin's lymphoma

Homocystinuria

Hormone replacement therapy for menopause

Horner's syndrome

Hospital-acquired pneumonia

HPV vaccine

Human papillomavirus

Human papillomavirus quadrivalent (types 6, 11, 16, and 18) vaccine, recombinant

Human respiratory syncytial virus

Hunter syndrome

Huntington's disease

Hurler syndrome

Hydrocele

Hydrocephalus

Hydrops fetalis

Hymenolepis infection

Hyperaldosteronism

Hyperchloremia

Hypercholesterolemia

Hyperemesis gravidarum

Hypereosinophilic syndrome

Hyperhidrosis

Hyperinsulinism

Hyperkalemia

Hypermagnesemia

Hypernatremia

Hyperopia

Hyperparathyroidism

Hyperpituitarism

Hyperprolactinemia

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Hypersomnia

Hypertension

Hypertriglyceridemia

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Hyperventilation syndrome

Hypoaldosteronism

Hypochondriasis

Hypogonadism

Hypokalemia

Hypomagnesemia

Hyponatremia

Hypoparathyroidism

Hypopharyngeal cancer

Hypophosphatemia

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Hypospadias

Hypotension

Hypothermia

Hypothyroidism

Hysterectomy

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Ichthyosis vulgaris

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

IgA nephropathy

Ileus

Immune hemolytic anemia

Impacted tooth

Imperforate anus

Impetigo

Implantable cardiac defibrillator insertion discharge instructions

Inappropriate sinus tachycardia

Incisional hernia

Incontinentia pigmenti

Incontinentia pigmenti achromians

Increased bowel sounds

Indigestion

Indirect inguinal hernia

Infant botulism

Infant of diabetic mother

Infant respiratory distress syndrome

Infectious disease

Infertility

Inflammatory bowel disease

Influenza

Ingrown nail

Insect bites and stings

Insomnia

Insulinoma

Intensive insulinotherapy

Interrupted aortic arch

Interstitial cystitis

Interstitial keratitis

Interstitial lung disease

Interstitial nephritis

Intracerebral metastases

Intracranial aneurysms

Intracranial hemorrhage

Intrauterine growth retardation

Intraventricular hemorrhage

Intussusception

Iodine deficiency

Ioversol

Iron deficiency anemia in adults

Iron deficiency anemia in children

Irritable bowel syndrome

Ischemic colitis

Isoetharine inhalation

Isosporiasis

Itch

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Japanese encephalitis

Jock itch

Joint dislocation

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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Kallmann syndrome

Kaposi's sarcoma

Kawasaki disease

Keloids

Keratoconus

Keratosis pilaris

Kernicterus

Ketoacidosis

Kidney abscess

Kidney cancer

Kidney stone

Kikuchi disease

Klinefelter's syndrome

Knee pain

Knee pain/swelling

Knock knees

Kyasanur forest disease

Kyphosis

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Labyrinthitis

Lacrimal gland tumor

Lactic acidosis

Lactose intolerance

Landau-Kleffner syndrome

Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Language disorder

Large for gestational age

Laron syndrome

Laryngeal cancer

Laryngeal papillomatosis

Laryngitis

Laryngomalacia

Laryngopharyngeal cancer

Lassa fever

Left ventricular aneurysm

Leg pain

Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome

Legionellosis

Leiomyosarcoma

Leishmaniasis

Leprosy

Leptospirosis

Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

Lesch-Nyhan's syndrome

Leukemia

Leukoplakia

Lichen planus

Lichen simplex chronicus

Lidocaine

Lightheadedness and vertigo

Linitis plastica

Lipoid pneumonia

Lipoprotein disorders

Liposarcoma

Lisch nodule

Listeriosis

Liver abscess

Liver spots

Loa loa filariasis

Loefflers syndrome

Lordosis

Losartan

Lung cancer

Lupus nephritis

Lymphadenopathy

Lymphangioma

Lymphangiomyomatosis

Lymphangiosarcoma

Lymphatic filariasis

Lymphoepithelioma

Lymphogranuloma venereum

Lymphoma

Lymphomatoid granulomatosis

Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma

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Macular degeneration

Major depressive disorder

Malabsorption

Malaise

Malaria

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma

Malignant hypertension

Malignant hyperthermia

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor

Malignant rhabdoid tumour

Mallory-Weiss syndrome

MALT lymphoma

Mammary adenosis

Mammary ductal carcinoma

Maple syrup urine disease

Marfan's syndrome

Marijuana intoxication

Mast cell tumor

Mastalgia

Mastitis

Mastoiditis

McCune-Albright syndrome

Measles

Meatal stenosis

Meckel's diverticulum

Mediastinal tumor

Mediastinitis

Medullary thyroid cancer

Medulloblastoma

Megaloblastic anemia

Meigs syndrome

Melanocytic nevus

Melanoma

Melanoma of the eye

Melasma

Membranous glomerulonephritis

Memory loss

Meningioma

Meningitis

Meningococcemia

Menkes disease

Menopause

Menorrhagia

Mental retardation

Mepenzolate

Merkel cell cancer

Mesothelioma

Metabolic acidosis

Methemoglobinemia

Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

Metrorrhagia

Migraine

Miliary tuberculosis

Miosis

Miscarriage

Mitral regurgitation

Mitral stenosis

Mitral valve prolapse

Mitral valve surgery

Mitral valve surgery - minimally invasive

Mitral valve surgery - open

Mittelschmerz

Mixed gliomas

Molluscum contagiosum

Monkeypox

Mononucleosis

Morning sickness

Motor vehicle accident

Mouth sores

Mouth ulcers

Moyamoya disease

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Mucopolysaccharidosis

Multi-infarct dementia

Multiple endocrine neoplasia

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2

Multiple myeloma

Multiple sclerosis

Mumps

Munchausen syndrome

Munchausen syndrome by proxy

Muscle weakness

Muscular dystrophy

Musculoskeletal problems of the wrist and hand

Myasthenia gravis

Mycobacterium abscessus

Mycoplasma pneumonia

Mycosis

Myelodysplastic syndrome

Myelofibrosis

Myocarditis

Myoclonus

Myopia

Myotonia congenita

Ménière's disease

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Nabothian cyst

Naegleria infection

Nail changes

Narcissistic personality disorder

Narcolepsy

Nasal Congestion

Nausea and vomiting

Near drowning

Neck masses

Neck stiffness/pain

Necrotising enterocolitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis

Neonatal herpes

Neonatal malaria

Neonatal polycythemia

Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome

Neonatal sepsis

Neoplastic meningitis

Nephritic syndrome

Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Nephrotic syndrome

Neuralgia

Neuroblastoma

Neurofibroma

Neurogenic bladder

Neuroglycopenia

Neuroma

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Neurosyphilis

Niemann-Pick disease

Night terror

Nightmare

Nipah virus encephalitis

Nissen fundoplication

Nocardiosis

Nocturia

Nocturnal angina pectoris

Noma

Non immune hemolytic anemia

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Non-Polio enterovirus infections

Nonpathogenic intestinal amebae infection

Norovirus infection

Nosebleed

Nosocomial infection

Novel human coronavirus infection

Nursemaid's elbow

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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome

Obsessive compulsive personality disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Occupational lung disease

Odynophagia

Oesophagostomum

Oligoastrocytoma

Oligodendroglioma

Oliguria

Onchocerciasis

Oncocytoma

Ondine's curse

Onychomycosis

Opiate withdrawal

Opisthorchiasis

Opisthotonus

Opportunistic infection

Oppositional defiant disorder

Optic nerve glioma

Oral cancer

Oral candidiasis

Oral ulcer

Orbital cellulitis

Organic brain syndrome

Oropharyngeal cancer

Orthopnea

Osgood-Schlatter

Osteoarthritis

Osteochondroma

Osteochondrosis

Osteoid osteoma

Osteoma

Osteomyelitis

Osteonecrosis of the jaw

Osteosarcoma

Otalgia

Otitis externa

Otitis interna

Otitis media

Otorrhea

Otosclerosis

Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cyst

Ovarian germ cell tumor

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Ovarian torsion

Overriding aorta

Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection

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