- local disease
- a condition originating in and remaining in just one part of the body.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
local disease
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Local disease — A local disease is a condition which originates in and remains confined to one part of the body [Dorland s Illustrated Medical Dictionary,28th edition. W.B.Saunders, Harcourt Brace Company] for example sprain of ankle, boil on hand, abscess of… … Wikipedia
local disease — An affection sufficiently developed to have some bearing on the general health. Cady v Fidelity & Casualty Co. 134 Wis 322, 113 NW 967 … Ballentine's law dictionary
local — localness, n. /loh keuhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial. 2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place or particular places: a local custom. 3. pertaining to a city, town … Universalium
local — lo•cal [[t]ˈloʊ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial 2) pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place: a local custom[/ex] 3) pertaining to a city, town, or small district… … From formal English to slang
local — /ˈloʊkəl / (say lohkuhl) adjective 1. relating to or characterised by place, or position in space: local situation. 2. relating to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place or particular places: a local custom. 3. belonging to or… …
local symptom — a symptom caused by local disease or a particular lesion … Medical dictionary
local affection — See local disease … Ballentine's law dictionary
Disease burden — is the impact of a health problem in an area measured by financial cost, mortality, morbidity, or other indicators. It is often quantified in terms of quality adjusted life years (QALYs) or disability adjusted life years (DALYs), which combine… … Wikipedia
Disease surveillance — is an epidemiological practice by which the spread of disease is monitored in order to establish patterns of progression. The main role of disease surveillance is to predict, observe, and minimize the harm caused by outbreak, epidemic, and… … Wikipedia
Local — Lo cal (l[=o] kal), a. [L. localis, fr. locus place: cf. F. local. See {Lieu}, {Locus}.] Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
