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Parkinson's disease
(Encyclopedia)Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism, degenerative brain disorder first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson in 1817. When there is no known cause, the disease usually appears after age 40 ...collagen disease
(Encyclopedia)collagen disease: see autoimmune disease; collagen. ...Crohn's disease
(Encyclopedia)Crohn's disease: see colitis.Graves' disease
(Encyclopedia)Graves' disease: see thyroid gland. ...Hansen's disease
(Encyclopedia)Hansen's disease: see leprosy.heart disease
(Encyclopedia)heart disease, any of several abnormalities of the heart and its function in maintaining blood circulation. Heart disease is the cause of approximately half the deaths in the United States each year. ...Huntington's disease
(Encyclopedia)Huntington's disease, hereditary, acute disturbance of the central nervous system usually beginning in middle age and characterized by involuntary muscular movements and progressive intellectual deter...hydatid disease
(Encyclopedia)hydatid disease: see tapeworm.Hodgkin's disease
(Encyclopedia)Hodgkin's disease, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system. First identified in 1832 in England by Thomas Hodgkin, it is a type of malignant lymphoma. Incidence peaks in young adults and the elderly....Masters disease
(Encyclopedia)Masters disease: see southern tick-associated rash illness. ...Browse by Subject
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