- hunger edema
- nutritional e.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
hunger edema
Look at other dictionaries:
nutritional edema — a disorder of nutrition due to long continued diet deficiency of protein and/or calories, and marked by anasarca and edema; called also alimentary e., famine e., hunger e., and war e … Medical dictionary
Max Margules — Born 23 April 1856(1856 04 23) Brody, Galicia, Austrian Empire Died 4 October 1920( … Wikipedia
Glossary of terms associated with diabetes — This page lists and explains terms connected with diabetes. NOTOC A *Acanthosis nigricans A brown to black, poorly defined, velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin, usually present in the posterior and lateral folds of the neck, the axilla, groin,… … Wikipedia
Glossary of diabetes — See also: Diabetes (disambiguation) The following is a glossary of diabetes which explains terms connected with diabetes. Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z … Wikipedia
nutritional disease — Introduction any of the nutrient related diseases and conditions that cause illness in humans. They may include deficiencies or excesses in the diet, obesity and eating disorders, and chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease,… … Universalium
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a … Universalium
Anorexia nervosa — For other uses, see Anorexia nervosa (disambiguation) and Anorexia (disambiguation). Anorexic redirects here. For the use of the term as an appetite suppressant, see Anorectic. Anorexia Nervosa Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Starvation — This article is about extreme malnutrition. For other uses, see Starvation (disambiguation). Starvation Classification and external resources A girl during the Nigerian Biafran war of the late 1960s, shown suffering the effects of severe hunger… … Wikipedia
Dutch famine of 1944 — See also: History of the Netherlands (1939–1945) The Dutch famine of 1944, known as the Hongerwinter ( Hunger winter ) in Dutch, was a famine that took place in the German occupied part of the Netherlands, especially in the densely populated… … Wikipedia
