Table 8 Definitions of Diseases by Physicians

Diseases Definitions by Physicians
1. Glaucoma A disease of the eye associated with increased intraocular pressure and excavation and atrophy of the optic nerve
2. Cataract Complete or partial opacity of the ocular lens
3. Dilated Heart Disease When the heart (especially the left ventricle) is enlarged and the pumping function limited causing a loss of blood to the rest of the body
4. Hypertrophic Heart Disease A genetic disorder caused by various mutations in genes which causes the heart muscles to thicken and which may obstruct blood flow and stops the heart from working right
5. Restrictive Heart Disease When the walls of the heart ventricles are stiff but may not be thickened and resists filling of the heart with blood
6. Jaundice A yellowish staining of the integument, sclerae and deeper tissues and of the excretions with bile pigments which are increased in plasma
7. Yellow Fever A tropical mosquito-borne viral hepatitis caused by one of the yellow fever viruses
8. Gastric Ulcer An ulcer of the stomach
9. Duodenal Ulcer An ulcer of the small intestine
10. AIDS Disorder of the immune system characterised by opportunistic diseases, including candidiasis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, etc.