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Lists of diseases

A medical condition is a broad term that includes all diseases and disorders.

A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism.

A disorder is a functional abnormality or disturbance.

Disorders

See also

  • List of disorders
  • List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders
  • List of fictional diseases, diseases found only in works of fiction.
  • Airborne disease, a disease that spreads through the air.
  • Contagious disease, a subset of infectious diseases.
  • Cryptogenic disease, a disease whose cause is currently unknown.
  • Disseminated disease, a disease that is spread throughout the body.
  • Environmental disease
  • Lifestyle disease, a disease caused largely by lifestyle choices.
  • Localized disease, a disease affecting one body part or area.
  • Non-communicable disease, a disease that can't be spread between people.
  • Organic disease
  • Progressive disease, a disease that gets worse over time.
  • Rare disease, a disease that affects very few people.
  • Systemic disease, a disease affecting the whole body.

External links

  • List from Health on the Net Foundation, available in several languages
  • List from National Institutes of Health
  • List from Orphanet (change the last two letters of the link to choose your language: ES, DE, ...)
  • List from Biomedical Entity Network (http://crn.vistainformatics.com)
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