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Obesity, endogenous
Overweight caused by malfunction of the hormonal or metabolic system
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- Celiac disease, adult See Celiac sprue
- Dystocia, shoulder See: Shoulder dystocia
- Papillomatosis, juvenile laryngeal Juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis involves the growth of numerous warty growths on the vocal cords in…
- Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension See: Pulmonary hypertension
- Shoulder dislocation Displacement of the ball of the shoulder joint (the top rounded portion of the upper arm bone, or humerus)…
- Pseudogout Pseudogout: Inflammation of the joints caused by deposits of calcium pyrophosphate crystals, resulting in…
- Fear of crossing bridges An abnormal and persistent fear of crossing bridges. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue anxiety even…
- Cruciate Cross-shaped. 'Cruciate' comes from the Latin 'crux' which means 'cross'. (That is the crux of this matter)…
- Syndrome, Gustavson A disorder first reported in 1999 by Gustavson and colleagues as a new X-linked mental retardation syndrome…
- Endocrinopathy Literally, a disease of an endocrine gland. A medical term for a hormone problem. For example…