Antiquated Medical Conditions

List of Rare Diseases | A-Z Database | NORD

https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/

A rare disorder is a disease or condition that affects fewer than 200,000 Americans. Cumulatively, there are more than 7,000 rare diseases affecting more than 30 million Americans. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare diseases through education, advocacy, research, and service programs.

Outdated Terms for Diseases and Conditions - Verywell …

https://www.verywellhealth.com/outdated-disease-names-2615295

Some local descriptions of medical conditions might not make sense outside of a small geographic region. But formal descriptions help in communication when it …

Our health system is built on an antiquated model of care

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/513615-our-health-system-is-built-on-an-antiquated-model-of-care/

Recently, more than 72,000 people who completed an online screening from Mental Health America indicated moderate to severe symptoms of depression, more than 39,000 had …

Functional neurologic disorder/conversion disorder

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/conversion-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355197

Old Diseases and Obsolete Medical Terms: Definitions

https://www.thoughtco.com/historic-causes-of-death-4034067

Antiquated Medical Terminology - ranker.com

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A term coined by doctors when patients had very dark vomit discolored by large quantities of blood, the malady came from bleeding in the upper digestive tract, …

Glossary of Old Medical Terms - Thornber

https://www.thornber.net/medicine/html/medgloss.html

Aphonia: laryngitis Apoplexy: paralysis caused by stroke. Sudden deprivation of all the internal and external sensation and of all motion unless of the heart and thorax. Aphthae: …

Old-Fashioned Names for Diseases and …

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The word is historically associated with the feverish symptoms that accompany malaria, in which red blood cells are attacked by a parasite transmitted by the anopheles mosquito. Consumption …

9 Terrifying Medical Treatments from 1900 and Their …

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/57983/9-terrifying-medical-treatments-1900-and-their-safer-modern-versions

2. Ecraseur This obsolete tool had a chain loop that the doctor would tighten around a cyst or hemorrhoid. This constriction would rob the area of blood flow, which …

What is antisocial personality disorder?

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320142

A person with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) displays a pattern of disregard for the rights of others and social norms. Common features include deceitful, manipulative, and criminal...