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Unit-V

Science &
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Unique Conditions

In medicine, a disturbance in the regular functioning of the mind or body that has a detrimental
impact on the structure or performance of our organs is termed as a condition or disorder.

Read the descriptions and write the names using the Help Box.

1. It is a skin disorder 2. It is a disorder in which
characterised by a child has a craving to
continuous shedding of eat inedible and non-
skin. Most commonly nutritive substances like
the feet, hands, face, clay, chalk dust, sand,
and armpits are paints, hair, wool, and
affected. soft rocks.
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3. It is an extremely rare, 4. It is a temporary,
progressive genetic harmless oral condition
disorder in which the caused by the growth
child shows premature of bacteria or yeast in
ageing, the loss of body the mouth. The bacteria
fat, loss of hair, stiffness builds up tiny round
in the joints, and hip projections that starts to
dislocation. grow and turn black.
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5. It is a rare genetic condition in which the 6. It is a painful condition
organs in the chest and abdominal region that causes the fingers
are arranged in exactly or thumb to lock when
opposite position–the bent. It happens when
stomach and the spleen the tendons in the finger
are on the right side, and or thumb becomes stiff
the liver and three lobed and swollen.
lung are on the left side. ____________________
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Fact File
Help Box
Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that impairs the
pica, situs inversus, trigger finger, black hairy patient’s ability to stay awake during the day.
tongue, progeria, acral peeling skin syndrome

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