Lupus Definitions

Useful Words

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Aleppo Boil : پہوڑا , Rheumatologist : جوڑوں اور پٹھوں کا ڈاکٹر , Digestive System : وہ نظام جو خوراک کو جسم میں شامل کرتا ہے , Proctitis : ریکٹم کی سوزش , Seborrheic Dermatitis : سیلان شحم , Vitiligo : برص کا مرض , Pemphigus : جلد پر چھالوں کی بیماری , Stigma : جلد پر قدرتی نشان یا گومڑ ا , Pocked : داغ دار چہرہ , Molluscum : جلد کی ایک بیماری , Pockmark : جلد پر نشان یا داغ , Acupuncture : سوئی کھال میں ڈال کے درد اور بیماری کا علاج کرنے کا عمل , Skin Test : جلد کا ٹیسٹ , Acanthosis Nigricans : جلد کی بیماری , Prurigo : قدیم خارشی مرض جو اکثر بچوں میں ہوتا ہے , Typhus : ایک قسم کا بخار جس میں جسم پر دانے نکل آتے ہیں , Acne : کیل , Acne Rosacea : ایک جلدی مرض , Discoid Lupus Erythematosus : ٹکیہ جیسی سرخی والی جلد کی مخصوص حالت , Mange : جلد کی بیماری , Smallpox : چیچک ایک جلدی بیماری , Hansen's Disease : کوڑھ , Dermatosclerosis : جلد کی بیماری , Conceptus : جنین , Goose Bump : رونگٹے , Itch : خارش , Dermatitis : ورم جلد , Pityriasis : ایک جلدی مرض , Endemic : علاقائی مرض سے متعلق , Epidemic : وبائی بیماری لوگوں کو متاثر کرنے والی , Quarantine : قرنطینہ

Useful Words Definitions

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Aleppo Boil: leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions.

Rheumatologist: A rheumatologist is a medical specialist who focuses on diagnosing and treating conditions related to the musculoskeletal system and autoimmune disorders. They deal with a wide range of diseases, such as arthritis, lupus, fibromyalgia, and other connective tissue disorders.

Digestive System: the system that makes food absorbable into the body.

Digestive system related diseases : Polyps, infections, crohn disease, cancer, celiac disease, ulcerative colitis, malabsorption, diverticulitis, short bowel syndrome, peptic ulcer disease, intestinal ischemia, hiatal hernia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Proctitis: inflammation of the rectum; marked by bloody stools and a frequent urge to defecate; frequently associated with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.

Seborrheic Dermatitis: a chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skin.

Vitiligo: an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border).

Pemphigus: a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane.

Stigma: a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease.

Pocked: marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease.

Molluscum: any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules.

Pockmark: a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease.

Acupuncture: treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin.

Skin Test: any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin.

Acanthosis Nigricans: a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant.

Prurigo: chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching.

Typhus: rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever.

Acne: an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones.

Acne Rosacea: a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance.

Discoid Lupus Erythematosus: a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose.

Mange: a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people).

Smallpox: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars.

Hansen's Disease: chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae.

Dermatosclerosis: an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin.

Conceptus: an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life.

Goose Bump: reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation etc.

Itch: a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation.

Dermatitis: inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters.

Pityriasis: any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin.

Endemic: of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality.

Epidemic: (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously.

Quarantine: enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease.