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Diseases » Metabolic disorders » Glossary

Glossary for Metabolic disorders

Acid reflux / heartburn:
Calcium metabolism disorders:
Chronic liver disease: Any form of chronic liver disease
Diabetes: Failing or reduced ability of the body to handle sugars.
Diabetic Diarrhea: Diarrhea that occurs in diabetics as a result of the damage done by diabetes to the digestive system. Digestive system damage is caused by intestinal neuropathy (damage to intestinal nerves) or bacterial overgrowth or both.
Diabetic Gastroparesis: Gastroparesis is a diabetic complication that occurs from neuropathy of the stomach nerve (called the "vagus nerve"). This causes digestive difficulties as the food starts to move too slowly through the stomach.
Fabry's Disease: Genetic fat storage disorder
Fucosidosis: A rare progressive biochemical disorder involving deficiency of an enzyme (alpha-fucosidase) which results in accumulation of certain chemicals (glycosphingolipids) in the central nervous system and other body tissues.
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Repeated reflux of stomach acid into the throat.
Gastroparesis: Slow stomach emptying from stomach nerve damage
Gaucher Disease: A rare inherited biochemical disorder characterized by the deficiency of the enzyme called glucocerebrosidase and accumulation of glycosylceramide (glucocerebroside). There are three forms of this disease: type 1, 2 and 3.
Hypercalcemia: Raised level of calcium in the blood
Hyperkalemia: The excess of potassium in the blood
Hypocalcemia: Low levels of calcium in the blood
Hypokalemia: Low levels of potassium in the body.
Hypothermia: Low body temperature
Metabolic Syndrome: A common body syndrome with the "deadly quartet" of major conditions: obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and high lipids.
Mitochondrial myopathy - lactic acidosis: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by muscle disease and a metabolic disorder. The severity and progression of the disease is variable with some dying early in their second decade and others living longer.
Muscle weakness: A condition which is characterized by an inability of the muscles to function at their full strenght
Schindler disease: Schindler disease is a rare congenital metabolic disorder involving a deficiency of a particular enzyme (alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase) which results in a buildup of glycoproteins in the body. The condition originates from a genetic mutation and is an inherited disorder. There are three main types of this condition, each with varying severity. The most severe form usually results in death within a few years of birth whereas the mild form doesn't cause symptoms until after the age of 30. The type and severity of symptoms varies depending on which form of the disease is involved.
Seizures: A rare syndrome characterized by mental retardation, seizures and high levels of hydroxylysine in the urine.
Systemic disorders: Any condition that occurs in a system of the body
Vomiting: Vomiting or retching symptoms.