to express a chronic condition
1Chronic lymphocytic leukemia — Infobox Disease Name = Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Caption = Peripheral blood smear showing CLL cells DiseasesDB = 2641 ICD10 = ICD10|C|91|1|c|81 ICD9 = ICD9|204.9 ICDO = 9823/3 | OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000532 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic =… …
2B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia — B cell CLL redirects here. For the gene family, see B cell CLL/lymphoma. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Classification and external resources Peripheral blood smear showing CLL cells ICD 10 …
3mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …
4Health care in the United States — ] Current estimates put U.S. health care spending at approximately 15.2% of GDP, second only to the tiny Marshall Islands among all United Nations member nations. The health share of GDP is expected to continue its historical upward trend,… …
5Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
6Delayed sleep phase syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G47.2 ICD 9 327.31 …
7Misconceptions about HIV and AIDS — The spread of HIV and AIDS has affected millions of people worldwide; AIDS is considered a pandemic.[1] In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that there are 33.4 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS, with… …
8HIV and AIDS misconceptions — The spread of HIV and AIDS has affected millions of people worldwide; According to the 2006 AIDS Epidemic Update , published by the UNAIDS/World Health Organization, there were an estimated 39.5 million people around the world living with HIV,… …
9novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; <… …
10Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …
