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Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease characterised by weakness and fatigue of the skeletal muscles, fatigue that decreases after a period of rest

Meningitis is an inflammatory disease of the meninges, the membranes lining the brain and spinal cord

Irritable bowel syndrome is a predominantly female condition that affects the intestinal tract, alternating periods of constipation with periods characterised by diarrhoeal bowel, all associated with bloating and abdominal pain and other…

The term psychosis - introduced in 1845 with the meaning of 'mental illness' or 'madness' - currently denotes a severe alteration of the individual's psychic balance

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterised by motor neuron degeneration that initially leads to impaired motor functions (up to total muscular paralysis) and subsequently impairs vital…

Measles is the most conspicuous of all childhood exanthematous diseases, as it is characterised by very high fever, cough, conjunctivitis, rash and mucous eruption (enanthema) The causes of measles Measles is caused by infection with a…

Cutaneous melanoma is a neoplasm that originates from melanocytes, the cells responsible for the production of melanin

Pyorrhoea (from the Greek pyo - pus - and rea - flow: 'discharge of pus') is a chronic inflammation of the periodontium, i.e. everything around the roots of the teeth (gums, alveolar ligaments, alveoli and bone apparatus)

Uterine myomas, or fibroids, are the most common benign tumour of the female pelvis, being found in more than 35% of women over the age of 30

Nearsightedness is one of the three main visual defects (along with astigmatism and farsightedness), which does not allow the correct focusing and visualisation of images