an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions

a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions

a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease

exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs

a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint

production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions