The virus that causes glandular fever. It belongs to the herpes virus group.

An abbreviation for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticogram.

Inability to maintain a penile erection for sexual intercourse, also referred to as impotence.

The enlarged, rigid state of the penis during sexual arousal.

Wearing away of surface tissue.

A rare, recurring condition that classically produces painful, firm and sometimes ulcerated nodules on the lower legs (usually in women) in association with tuberculosis.

A term that means redness of the skin.

A skin reaction caused by chronic exposure to heat. Before the advent of central heating it was commonly seen in the elderly who stood or sat too near to open fires or electric heaters. It is now more commonly caused by laptop computers.

The characteristic rash of Lyme disease, a disease caused by a bacterium that is transmitted by the bite of a tick that usually live on deer.

A rare, chronic condition that classically produces painful, firm, and sometimes ulcerated nodules of the lower legs (usually of women) in association with tuberculosis.

A skin rash due to an abnormal immune response to a drug, infection or disease.

A condition characterised by the eruption of red-purple tender swellings on the legs. The most common cause is a streptoccal infection of the throat.

A condition identified by redness of the skin. It is typically the result of infection or inflammation on or below the skin resulting in dilated and congested capillaries.

A red blood cell, a type of cell in the bloodstream specialised for transporting oxygen.

Intense and widespread reddening of the skin due to inflammatory skin disease.

A rare condition that can cause redness and pain in all parts of the body, but most frequently the hands and feet.

An abbreviation for erythrocyte sedimentation rate, the speed with which red blood cells settle out of suspension in the blood. This indirectly measures inflammation in the body.

Abbreviation for Eustachian tube.

The passage that runs from the middle ear to the back of the nose. It acts as a drainage channel from the middle ear and maintains hearing by periodically opening to regulate air pressure.

A type of ECG recorder that is worn at home for a prolonged period, usually a month, and is set to record only when an event such as an arrhythmia occurs

A widespread rash, usually occurring in children. They can be caused by toxins or drugs, or microorganisms or they can result from an autoimmune disease.

The removal of a piece of tissue or an organ from the body.

An uncommon but serious condition resulting in widespread scaling of the skin.

A condition that causes the eye to bulge out of the socket.