Solar System
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Solar System. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Solar System.
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Terms
Earth (Planet) - Planet that is the third in order from the sun. It is one of the four inner or terrestrial planets o...
Jupiter - The fifth planet in order from the sun. It is one of the five outer planets of the solar system. Its...
Mars - The fourth planet in order from the sun. Its two natural satellites are Deimos and Phobos. It is one...
Mercury (Planet) - The first planet in order from the sun. It has no known natural satellites. It is one of the four in...
Minor Planets - Small solar system planetary bodies including asteroids. Most asteroids are found within the gap lyi...
Moon - The natural satellite of the planet Earth. It includes the lunar cycles or phases, the lunar month, ...
Neptune - The eighth planet in order from the sun. It is one of the five outer planets of the solar system. It...
Planets - Heavenly bodies with their own motion among the stars, revolving, in the case of the solar system, a...
Pluto - The ninth planet in order from the sun. It is one of the five outer planets of the solar system. Its...
Saturn - The sixth planet in order from the sun. It is one of the five outer planets of the solar system. Its...
Solar System - The group of celestial bodies, including the EARTH, orbiting around and gravitationally bound by the...
Uranus - The seventh planet in order from the sun. It is one of the five outer planets of the solar system. I...
Venus - The second planet in order from the sun. It has no known natural satellites. It is one of the four i...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
