Medical

A malignant tumor consisting of fibroblasts (connective tissue cells that produce the collagen found in scar tissue) Fibrosarcoma may occur as a mass in the soft tissues or may be found in bone.

A disease characterized by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of muscles, tendons, and joints, without detectable inflammation. Fibromyalgia does not cause body damage or deformity.

A common benign tumor of the uterus. Fibroids can be present without symptoms.

High fiber diets help delay the progression of diverticulosis and, at least, reduce the bouts of diverticulitis.

An infectious disease due to the bacterium Coxiella burnetii whose symptoms include fever, headache, malaise, and pneumonia (interstitial pneumonitis), but not rash.

Inflammation of the plantar fascia, the bowstring-like tissue that stretches from the heel bone to the base of the toes.

Cancer or a predisposition (tendency) to it that runs in families.

A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of breast cancer. One of the strongest of these risk factors is the history of breast cancer in a relative.

A genetic disease characterized by the presence of numerous precancerous polyps in the colon and rectum.

A result that indicates that a given condition is present when it is not.