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  • Axillary nerve dysfunction

    Healthline — Axillary nerve dysfunction is a loss of movement or sensation of the shoulder because of nerve damage. Axillary nerve dysfunction is a form of peripheral neuropathy. It occurs when there is damage to the axillary nerve, which supplies the deltoid ...More…

  • Avoidant personality disorder

    Healthline — Avoidant personality disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by a lifelong pattern of extreme shyness, feelings of inadequacy, and sensitivity to rejection. Personality disorders are lifelong patterns of behavior that cause problems ...More…

  • Avian influenza

    Healthline — Avian influenza is flu infection in birds. The disease is of concern to humans, who have no immunity against it. The virus that causes this infection in birds can mutate (change) to easily infect humans. Such mutation can start a deadly worldwide ...More…

  • Autosomal recessive

    Healthline — Autosomal recessive is one of several ways that a trait, disorder, or disease can be passed down through families. An autosomal recessive disorder means two copies of an abnormal gene must be present in order for the disease or trait to ...More…

  • Autosomal dominant

    Healthline — Autosomal dominant is one of several ways that a trait or disorder can be passed down through families. If a disease is autosomal dominant, it means you only need to get the abnormal gene from one parent in order for you to inherit the disease. ...More…

  • Autonomic neuropathy

    Healthline — Autonomic neuropathy is a group of symptoms caused by damage to nerves that regulate blood pressure, heart rate, bowel and bladder emptying, digestion, and other body functions. Autonomic neuropathy is a form of peripheral neuropathy. Autonomic ...More…

  • Autonomic hyperreflexia

    Healthline — Autonomic hyperreflexia is a reaction of the autonomic (involuntary) nervous system to over-stimulation. This reaction may include high blood pressure, change in heart rate, skin color changes (pallor, redness, blue-grey coloration), and ...More…

  • Automatic dishwasher soap - poisoning

    Healthline — Automatic dishwasher soap poisoning refers to illness that occurs when you eat or swallow soap used in automatic dishwashers, such as those found in homes. Automatic dishwasher products contain various soaps. Potassium carbonate and sodium ...More…

  • Autoinoculation

    Healthline — Autoinoculation is a procedure in which cells are removed from a person's body, treated or medically changed, and then placed back into the body. This procedure is done to help prevent an immune reaction. Autoinoculation can also refer to the ...More…

  • Autoimmune liver disease panel

    Healthline — An autoimmune liver disease panel is a series of tests performed when autoimmune liver disease is suspected. An autoimmune liver disease means that the body's immune system attacks the liver. These tests include anti-smooth muscle antibodies, ...More…

  • Autoimmune hepatitis

    Healthline — Autoimmune hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused by immune cells that mistake the liver's normal cells as harmful invaders. A person with autoimmune hepatitis has autoantibodies circulating in the bloodstream that cause the immune system ...More…

  • Autoimmune disorders

    Healthline — An autoimmune disorder is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. There are more than 80 different types of autoimmune disorders. Normally the immune system's army of white blood cells ...More…


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