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Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.

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Local disease

Introduction

A condition which originates in and remains confined to one part of the body [1] for example sprain of ankle, boil on hand, abscess of finger, lipoma on back etc.

See Also

See Also

List of Major Online Medical Dictionaries

List of Major Online Medical Dictionaries

Reference

Reference

  1. ↑ Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary,28th edition. W.B.Saunders, Harcourt Brace & Company