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| illness has a rapid onset; usually short term and treated immediately |
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| long-term or long-lasting, even over a lifetime; symptoms are managed; may have short periods of severity |
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| skin infection caused by a tiny mite called "Sarcoptes scabiei"; mite burrows into the skin, where it lays eggs, which causes intense itching and a skin rash that may look like thin burrow tracks; contagious and spread through direct contact with infected person |
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| skin rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus; symptoms include pain, tingling, or itching in an area which later develops into a rash of fluid-filled blisters that is similar to chickenpox |
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| type of injury to the skin; can be open or closed; open categories are lacerations, abrasions, punctures and incision |
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| general term that refers to inflammation; different types include atopic (eczema) and stasis; usually involves swollen, reddened, irritated and itchy skin |
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| general term that refers to inflammation of the joints; causes stiffness, pain and decreased mobility |
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| causes the body's immune system to attack normal tissue in the body |
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| common type of arthritis that affects the elderly; hips, knees, joints in fingers, thumbs and spine can be affected |
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| joints become red, swollen and very painful; deformities can result and may be severe and disabling; mvmt eventually restricted |
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| a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both |
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| broken bone that doesnt penetrate the skin |
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| fracture in which there is an open wound or a break in the skin near the site of the broken bone |
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| allows you to place half of your weight on the operated extremity |
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| no weight can be placed on the operated leg |
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| allows you to place all your weight on the operated extremity |
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| an artificial body part used to replace a missing body part |
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| A group of genetic diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. |
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| removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness or surgery |
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| when one feels the missing body part although it's not there, sometimes feels like an itch or tickle |
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| ongoing painful sensations that seem to be coming from where the limb is missing; real pain |
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| any of a range of medical therapies that fall beyond the scope of scientific medicine but may be used alongside it in the treatment of disease and ill health |
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| term used to describe medical treatments used instead of traditional medicine |
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| disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement and leads to shaking, stiffness, difficulty with walking, balance and coordination |
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| A disease in which the immune system eats away at the protective covering of nerves; nerve damage disrupts communication between brain and body |
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| a hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood. The lack of insulin causes a form of diabetes |
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| tumor that has cancerous cells that can spread to other tissues and organs |
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| cells aren't cancerous and won't spread |
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| paralysis of the legs and lower body, typically caused by spinal injury or disease |
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| paralysis of all four limbs |
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| A disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures. |
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| cloudy area in the lens of the eye that leads to blurred vision |
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| a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, the health of which is vital for good vision. |
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| an eye condition that can cause vision loss and blindness in people who have diabetes |
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| Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) |
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| an eye disease that can blur the sharp, central vision you need for activities like reading and driving. |
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| another name for high blood pressure; can lead to severe health complications and increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and sometimes death |
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| a disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls. |
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| also called ischemic chest pain; type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart |
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