Elephantiasis
Elephantiasis (Facts and History) Overview Elephantiasis is a common term for either Lymphatic filariasis or Podoconiosis. These are two different diseases but they both cause enlargement of lower extremities that would appear like an elephant’s limb and thus accountable for...
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Menometrorrhagia
Key Points on Normal Menstruation Menstruation is also commonly called menstrual period, menstrual bleeding, or monthly period. It is a normal monthly cycle that happens in females usually starting at ages 11-14. The first monthly period is called menarche. This...
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How to Decrease Belly Size
Once considered to be a problem only in well-developed countries, obesity, at the moment, is attaining a dramatic increase even in developing and underdeveloped countries. Obesity is defined as having abnormal or excessive fat buildup, causing tremendous risk to one’s...
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Fissured Tongue
What is Fissured Tongue Fissured tongue can be defined as tongue with cracks and grooves. Medically, fissured tongue is described as multiple small furrows or grooves on the dorsal surface of the tongue. The grooves or fissures could be deep...
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Swollen EyeLid
Swollen eyelid is also known as puffy eye lid and is quite common condition that most of us come across sometimes in our lives. This symptom could be mild or severe and can happen for some days to even months....
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Acute Fever
What is Acute Fever ? The simplest definition of acute fever is it a sudden onset of an illness that attests with fever. It is a symptom and not disease. The body’s mechanism to respond to an infection causes fever....
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Brown Recluse Spider Bite
What is a Brown Recluse Spider Bite The brown recluse spider is also known as violin spider or fiddle back spider. It habitats in the south central part of the US and prefer hot, abandoned and dry place such as rock...
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Swollen Uvula
Definition : Swollen Uvula (Uvulitis) The uvula is an extension of soft palate and is small-elongated portion hanging structure in the back of the throat. It is made up of highly vascular soft connective tissues surrounded by an epithelial layer....
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