Nephrolithiasis is a condition which occurs due to the formation of hard deposits of minerals and salts in a person...
When your body starts to excrete too much protein in your urine, the condition is nephrotic syndrome. Kidneys filter ...
Nerve injury is when a nerve stops transmission of signals from one side of the brain to the other, prevents muscles ...
Nystagmus is a condition of uncontrollable eye movements, that maybe side to side, up and down or in a circle. Due to...
Obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD) is a chronic anxiety disorder. People who are affected by this mental illness expe...
Ocular Melanoma is a rare type of cancer that develops in the eye. This type of eye cancer may occur in the front of ...
Oesophageal cancer is cancer that happens in oesophageal, the food pipe that runs from your throat to stomach. Oesoph...
The optic nerve carries electrical impulses from the photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye to the visual corte...
Osteoarthritis refers to the process of degeneration of protective cartilages around the bones. A cartilage is a firm...
Osteoporosis, best explained by breaking down the word ‘Osteoporosis’ meaning ‘reduced bone density’, is a me...
The normal recycling process in your bones happens by new bone tissues replacing the old ones. But in Paget’s disea...
The pancreas is a large gland in the digestive system which is positioned in the abdominal cavity just behind the sto...
Panfacial fractures are defined as multiple fractures of the facial bones that usually affect the upper, middle, and ...
Parathyroid glands are four grain like glands that are present in the neck and are responsible for releasing the para...
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. It occurs when the nerve...
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a condition wherein the aorta and the pulmonary artery get linked as a consequence ...
During the development of a fetus, a small opening is usually present between the two upper chambers of the heart. No...
Pelvic prolapse is a disease in women that happens when a pelvic organ like the bladder drops from the regular positi...
In pericardial effusion, too much of fluid gets accumulated in the sac-like double layered structure that surrounds t...
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a medical condition in which the peripheral arteries become narrow and the amount ...
Peritonitis is referred to as the inflammation of peritoneum, a thin layer of tissue that covers the inside of the ab...
Pharyngeal cancer is a rare type of head and neck cancer. It is also known as the cancer of the pharynx. Like other t...
Phyllodes tumours of the breast are named after the ’leaf-like’ pattern that they characteristically exhibit unde...
A pilonidal sinus is a small cyst that occurs in the cleft, the top part of the buttocks. Usually, a pilonidal sinus ...
A pimple, spot, or zit is a kind of clogged hair pore in the skin. It occurs if excessive oil gets trapped in some po...