Here you can look through thousands of and diseases, ailments, medical conditions and illnesses. You can find the symptoms. Read about any ailment's diagnosis and find medications that can be used and the correct treatments that are needed.
Diseases, Illnesses & Ailments Starting from Letter O
- Obesity
Obesity is a clinical weight condition in which the body has 20 percent more weight than the recommended weight relative the an individual's height, which results in such illness as diabetes and heart disease. [read more] - Obesity In Children
Obesity in children is a form of malnutrition in which a child becomes extremely overweight. Obesity can be the cause of problems in maintaining balance as well as growth development of the physical and internal organs of child's body. [read more] - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a psychiatric anxiety disorder. Individuals with this disorder have thoughts that are obsessive, distressing, intrusive, related with compulsions to neutralize their obsessions. [read more] - Obstetric Fistula
Obstetric fistula or vaginal fistula is a severe medical condition in which a fistula (hole) develops between the rectum and vagina or between the bladder and vagina after severe or failed childbirth, when adequate medical care is not available. [read more] - Obstipation
Obstipation is a term used to describe a severe form of constipation resulting from an obstruction or blockage in the intestines. [read more] - Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea a sleeping disorder in which a sleeping person's breathing is obstructed by a physical block to the airflow despite the effort to breathe. [read more] - Occipital Horn Syndrome
Occipital horn syndrome is characterized by a deficiency in biliary copper excretion causing deformations in the skeleton. [read more] - Occipital Neuralgia
Occipital neuralgia is a distinct form of headache marked by throbbing, piercing, or chronic pain occurring in the back of the head, upper neck, and behind the ears, usually on only one side of the head. [read more] - Occupational Asthma
Occupational asthma is a type of asthma caused by specific working conditions that results in a limited airflow to the lungs or excessive response of the airway. [read more] - OCD
Osteochondritis dissecans is a condition of having a painful and inflamed loose joint. The formation of a lesion within the cartilage gives rise to a secondary inflammation. [read more] - Ochoa Syndrome
The Ochoa syndrome is a congenital syndrome in which an individual has inverted facial expressions. It is also referred to as urofacial syndrome or hydronephrosis with peculiar facial expression associated with obstructive disease of the urinary tract. [read more] - Ochronosis
Ochronosis is a metabolic disorder causing excessive homogentisic acid in the body. The face, skeletal system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, urinary system and skin show adverse pigmentation, calcification, and inflammation. [read more] - Ocular Albinism
Ocular albinism is a condition in which the iris lacks melanin pigmentation. Persons with ocular albinism inherit their condition from parents. These patients however, retain their normal or near-normal skin and hair color. [read more] - Ocular Herpes
Ocular Herpes pertains to a recurrent herpes infection affecting the eye, potentially causing corneal blindness. [read more] - Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome
Ocular histoplasmosis syndrome pertains to an eye disease that causes vision loss due to the spread of fungal spores from the lungs to the eye, where they tend to lodge in a layer of blood vessels known as the choroids, which primarily supplies blood and nutrients to the retina. There, these spores cause the growth of fragile, abnormal blood vessels under the retina, consequently forming a lesion called choroidal neovascularization (CNV). [read more] - Ocular Melanoma
Ocular Melanoma is a condition which occurs in the uvea or the vascular layer of the eye between the retina and the sclera or the white of the eye. It may occur in in the front part of the uvea or the iris and ciliary body or in the choroid layer or the back part of the uvea. [read more] - Ocular Motility Disorders
Ocular motility disorders are disorders due to the malfunction of the eye's sensory-motor mechanism leading to a faulty alignment of the eyes or impairment of vision. [read more] - Ocular Toxoplasmosis
Ocular toxoplasmosis is a disease of the retina due to an intracellular protozoan parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. [read more] - Oculo Dento Digital Dysplasia
Oculo dento digital dysplasia is a rare genetic condition resulting in individuals with small eyes, underdeveloped teeth. They also have abnormal fourth and fifth fingers. The condition is also referred to as oculo-dento-digital syndrome, oculodentodigital dysplasia, and oculodentoosseous dysplasia. [read more] - Oculo-Dento-Digital Syndrome
Oculodentodigital syndrome is a rare genetic condition resulting in individuals with small eyes, underdeveloped teeth. They also have abnormal fourth and fifth fingers. The condition is also referred to as oculo-dento-digital syndrome, oculodentodigital dysplasia, and oculodentoosseous dysplasia. [read more]
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