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Diseases, Illnesses & Ailments Starting from Letter M
- MEMORY LOSS
Memory loss refers to the different processes to which one tends to forget his thoughts, whether uncontrollably or by intent. Among kinds of memory loss are amnesia, senility, and aphasia. [read more] - Menarche
Menarche is a medical term used in reference to a female's first menstrual period, or the first menstrual bleeding in women that signals her transition into puberty. [read more] - Menetrier's disease
M?n?trier disease which is also known as hyperplastic hypersecretory gastropathy, is named after the French physician Pierre Eug?ne M?n?trier and is a disorder in which the gastric mucosal folds or rugae become enlarged. [read more] - Meninges Cancer
Meninges cancer pertains to a disorder characterized by a cancerous malignancy or carcinoma found in the brain's meninges, or that intricate system of membranes that envelops the central nervous system. If the tumor originates in the meninges, it is known as meningioma. [read more] - Meningioma
Meningiomas are actually the most common benign tumors of the brain although there is a small number which can also be malignant. They come from the arachnoidal cap cells of the meninges and represent about 15% of all primary brain tumors. [read more] - Meningitis
Meningitis is one of the more common diseases which result from the inflammation of the protective membranes that the central nervous system, known collectively of course as the meninges from where it gets its name. [read more] - Meningitis In Children
Meningitis is a severe bacterial infection that triggers the brain and spinal cord. It commonly affects children ages 6 to 12 months. [read more] - Meningitis, meningococcal
By definition Meningococcemia occurs when there is the presence of Neisseria meningitidis (also known as meningococcus) which is a severe bacterical infection in the blood stream. Initially, the disease presents some difficulties in proper identification because it appears in different forms depending on the part of the body that it affects. It is possible that there can also be meningitis or septicaemia, or even a combination of both [read more] - Meningocele
Posterior meningocele is a least common form of the condition known as spina bifida which is Latin for split spine. Spina bifida is a birth defect that affects the neural tube. What happens is that there is an incomplete closure of the embryonic neural tube which contributes to an unformed spinal cord. The vertebrae found at the open part of the spinal cord is not fully formed as well and remains unfused and exposed. [read more] - Meningococcemia
Meningococcemia is a fatal and acute infection of the bloodstream. It often results to vasculitis, which is an inflammation of the blood vessels. [read more] - Meningoencephalocele
By definition, Encephalocele is also sometimes known by the Latin name cranium bifidum and is a neural tube defect that is characterized by sac-like protrusions of the brain and the membranes that cover it. These sacs actually protrude outside through openings in the skull. [read more] - Meningomyelocele
Meningomyelocele is a condition in which protruded membranes cover the spine as well as some of the spinal cord through the vertebral column's defective bony encasement. The bony defect is referred to as spina bifida. [read more] - Meniscus Tear
Meniscus Tear is the condition whereby there is a forceful rotation of the knee which usually causes the tearing of the meniscus. [read more] - Menkes Disease
Menkes disease is a disorder affecting the body's copper levels and characterized by sparse and coarse hair, growth and development problems, as well as deterioration of the nervous system. It is also alternatively known as Menkes kinky hair syndrome. [read more] - Menopause
Menopause literally means the permanent physiological, or natural, cessation of menstrual cycles, from the Greek roots 'meno' (month) and 'pausis' (a pause, a cessation). Menopause means the permanent end of the monthly female reproductive cycles, and in humans this is usually indicated by a permanent absence of monthly periods or menstruation. [read more] - Menorrhagia
is an abnormally heavy and prolonged menstrual period at regular intervals. Causes could be due to abnormal blood clotting, disruption of normal hormonal regulation of periods or disorders of the endometrial lining of the uterus. Depending on the cause, it may be associated with abnormally painful periods (dysmenorrhea). [read more] - Menstrual cramp
Menstrual cramps often referred to as dysmenorrhea, is the pain in the lower abdomen experienced by women before and during their menstruation. [read more] - Mental retardation
Mental retardation is a term for the pattern of slow learning in childhood that affects basic motor and language and which progresses into below-normal intellectual capacity when the child reaches adulthood. The term has been described as being politically-incorrect and clinicians prefer using the term developmental disabilities. [read more] - Meralgia Parenthetica
Meralgia parenthetica is a paresthesia that results from damage to one of the nerves coursing through the spine to the thigh region. [read more] - Meralgia Paresthetica (Burning Thigh Pain)
Meralgia paresthetica (burning thigh pain) pertains to a condition defined by a tingling, numbing, and burning pain in the outer thigh. [read more]
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