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synovitis is the inflammation, acute or chronic, involving the synovial membrane, the portion of tissue that lines the inside of joints

Wolff - Parkinson - White syndrome - henceforth referred to as WPW syndrome for short - is a particular form of supraventricular tachycardia in which, in addition to the normal conduction circuit of the heart rhythm, an accessory conduction…

The essential characteristics of Schizoid Personality Disorder are an intrinsic difficulty in establishing social relationships and, above all, an absence of the desire to establish them, which differentiates it from avoidant personality…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that syphilis is the third most widespread sexually transmitted disease, after chlamydia and gonorrhoea

A chronic and progressive disease, Dupuytren's syndrome (or Dupuytren's disease) affects the palmar band of the hand: one or more fingers flex permanently and irreducibly, causing joint stiffness and making simple gestures difficult

Kidney stones, also referred to in medical jargon as "nephrolithiasis" or "renal lithiasis", are similar to pebbles that form inside the kidneys when the substances normally present in the urine become too concentrated and aggregate in the…

Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart, itself formed by two layers, an outer one called the fibrous pericardium and an inner one called the serous pericardium

Paranoid Personality Disorder is characterised by a persistent and unwarranted tendency to interpret the intentions and actions of others as evil (paranoia)

Also called aortic valvular stenosis, aortic stenosis occurs when the aortic valve (one of the four heart valves) becomes obstructed or narrowed

Cubital tunnel syndrome is a condition that affects the ulnar nerve, and consists of its compression or traction. The sufferer experiences a pain in the elbow that can have a more or less severe intensity