Glossary for Weeping

Medical terms related to Weeping or mentioned in this section include:

• $14q+ syndrome$: A rare chromosomal disorder involving duplication of genetic material from the long arm (q) of chromosome 14 resulting in various abnormalities.
• Anxiety, separation: A term used when children become upset when they are separated from a parent or carer. The situation is most commonly witnessed when children are taken to day care. Other situations include when the child is left with a baby sitter or made to sleep on his/her own. It is a normal condition during childhood.
• Arnold Stickler Bourne syndrome: A very rare syndrome characterized by muscle problems in hands, mouth and pharynx, kidney anomalies and corneal crystals.
• Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency: A rare inborn error of metabolism involving the deficiency of an enzyme (aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase) needed to process aromatic amino acids. This results in a deficiency of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin. The condition manifests as movement and neurological problems.
• Birth symptoms: Symptoms related to childbirth.
• Caustic or corrosive substance ingestion: Ingestion of a caustic (alkaline) or corrosive (acidic) substance. Many cases occur when children ingest cleaning products found in the home.
• Chromosome 1, monosomy 1q4: A rare chromosomal disorder where deletion of a portion of chromosome 1 causes various abnormalities such as facial dysmorphism, retarded fetal growth, seizures, mental retardation, testicular problems and kidney defects.
• Chromosome 3, monosomy 3p25: A rare chromosomal disorder characterized by mental retardation, short stature, deafness, extra digits, facial anomalies and various other abnormalities.
• Cri-du-chat syndrome: A rare genetic disorder where a small portion of the short arm (p) of chromosome 5 is missing. The condition is characterized by a high-pitched cry which is similar to a cat's cry.
• Crying infant: Crying in an infant
• Cytochrome c oxydase deficiency, French-Canadian type: A rare, progressive, inherited metabolic disorder where a deficiency of the enzyme cytochrome C oxidase affects skeletal muscles, connective tissue, brain and liver.
• Dementia: Mental confusion and impaired thought.
• Depression: Inappropriate depressed mood.
• Depressive disorders: Depression or its various related conditions.
• Depressive symptoms: Inappropriate depressed mood.
• Dysthymia: Chronic depression usually associated with elderly people suffering stress from a variety of causes.
• Earache: Pain in the ear called "otalgia"
• Eczema: Skin rash usually from allergic causes.
• Emotional symptoms: Symptoms affecting the emotions.
• Floppy infant syndrome: A term used to describe reduced muscle tone and muscle weakness in infants.
• Food Allergy - wheat: A wheat allergy is an adverse reaction by the body's immune system to wheat or food containing wheat. The body's immune system produces immunoglobulin E (IgE - an antibody) and histamine in response to contact with the allergen. The specific symptoms that can result can vary considerably amongst patients from a severe anaphylactic reaction to asthma, abdominal symptoms, eczema or headaches.
• Gluten allergy: Gluten allergy is an adverse reaction by the body's immune system to gluten or foods containing gluten. The specific symptoms that can result can vary considerably amongst patients from a severe anaphylactic reaction to asthma, abdominal symptoms, eczema or headaches. Gluten allergy is similar to celiac disease - celiac disease only occurs in people with a genetic defect which predisposes them to the condition whereas gluten can occur in anyone but is more common in people who are also prone to other allergies.
• Head injury: Any injury that occurs to the head
• Heartburn: Chest or digestive pain from reflux of stomach acid
• Infant botulism food poisoning: Very dangerous food poisoning needing medical attention.
• Infantile colic: Persistent infant crying without any obvious cause
• Leigh syndrome: A rare, progressive, neurological disorder characterized by the degeneration of the brain and impaired function of various body organs. The condition is caused by a systemic deficiency of the cytochrome C oxidase enzyme.
• Leigh syndrome, French Canadian type: A rare, progressive, inherited metabolic disorder where a deficiency of the enzyme cytochrome C oxidase affects skeletal muscles, connective tissue, brain and liver.
• Leigh syndrome, Saguenay-Lac-St. Jean type: A rare, progressive, inherited metabolic disorder where a deficiency of the enzyme cytochrome C oxidase affects skeletal muscles, connective tissue, brain and liver.
• Lesch-Nyhan syndrome: Inherited biochemical disorder of purine metabolism caused by the virtual absence of an enzyme called hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase or HPRT.
• Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome: A rare condition where Leigh syndrome is inherited from the mother. Leigh syndrome is characterized by degeneration of the brain and impaired function of various organs.
• Meningitis: Infection of the membrane around the brain (as a symptom)
• Meningococcal disease: Dangerous bacterial infection causing meningitis or bacteremia.
• Menopause: End of female reproductive years
• Microphthalmia - brain atrophy: A rare syndrome characterized by small eyes and degeneration of brain tissue which causes various abnormalities such as mental retardation. Usually the infant is relatively normal for a number of months after birth followed by rapid loss of previous acquired skills due to degeneration of the white matter of the brain.
• Microphthalmia syndromic, type 10: A rare inherited syndrome characterized mainly by small eyes and wasting of brain tissue.
• Middle ear infection: An infection which occurs in the middle ear
• Multi-Infarct Dementia: also known as vascular dementia
• Multiinfarct dementia: also known as vascular dementia
• Pregnancy symptoms: Symptoms related to pregnancy.
• Premenstrual syndrome: A collection of symptoms that some women suffer that occurs directly before menstruation
• Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: An episode that resembles and epileptic seizure but is a psychological manifestation. True epileptic seizures result from abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The condition often stems from some sort of severe emotional trauma such as childhood sex abuse.
• Reactive depression: When a person loses a loved one, when a marriage breaks down, when there is financial loss, for a few weeks or even a few months a person could be feel low, show a loss of initiative and little interest in his daily routine. This feeling fades and the person returns to normal routines and outlook after that. This type of depression is associated with grief or loss and is temporary.
• Sadness: feeling of melancholy
• Sickle cell anemia: Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized by red blood cells which are crescent-shaped rather than the normal doughnut shape. These abnormally shaped red blood cells are unable to function normally and tend to undergo premature destruction which leads to anemia. If the genetic defect which causes the condition is inherited from both parents the condition can be quite severe whereas if it is inherited from only one parent, often there are no symptoms. The abnormally shaped red blood cells can cause problems when they clump together and block blood vessels.
• Situational depression: Situational depression is a short-term condition that occurs when a person is unable to cope with, or adjust to, a particular source of stress, such as a major life change, loss or event.
• Tuberous sclerosis: A rare genetic disorder characterized by harmartomatous skin nodules, seizures, phakomata and bone lesions.
• Tucker syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized by vocal cord paralysis and droopy eyelids.
• Urinary tract infection: Infection of the urinary tract
• Urinary tract infections (child): Infection of the urinary system in children.
• Weeping in pregnancy: Frequent crying in a woman who is pregnant.

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