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Dictionary » D » Disorder DisorderDisorder 1. Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder. 2. Neglect of order or system; irregularity. From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part, And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art. (Pope) 3. Breach of public order; disturbance of the peace of society; tumult. 4. Disturbance of the functions of the animal economy of the soul; sickness; derangement. Disorder in the body. Synonym: Irregularity, disarrangement, confusion, tumult, bustle, disturbance, disease, illness, indisposition, sickness, ailment, malady, distemper. See disease. Origin: Pref. Dis- _ order: cf. F. Desordre. 1. To disturb the order of; to derange or disarrange; to throw into confusion; to confuse. Disordering the whole frame or jurisprudence. (Burke) The burden . . . Disordered the aids and auxiliary rafters into a common ruin. (Jer. Taylor) 2. To disturb or interrupt the regular and natural functions of (either body or mind); to produce sickness or indisposition in; to discompose; to derange; as, to disorder the head or stomach. A man whose judgment 496 was so much disordered by party spirit. (Macaulay) 3. To depose from holy orders. Synonym: to disarrange, derange, confuse, discompose. Origin: Disordered; Disordering. ![]()
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Results from our forumGenetic Disorder report help... info I have is literally the title of this post minus "help". I'm not sure how to start or what I should focus on. I mean I could pick a disorder, or how do genetic disorders occur, and more. Any advice?
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Help please! case study about Excretory System... What is/are the causes of nausea, vomiting, anorexia and fatigue? 4. How did crepitation and ascites occur in this case? 5. Is there any acid-base disorder in this patient? How? 6. Why did the physician give him 7.5% sodium bicarbonate, 10% calcium gluconate and insulin?
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Re: Muscular dystrophy inheritance question... the upper sequences represent. They appear identical to me too. I think the female has 2 mutant alleles though as the question specified that the disorder is AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE. Therefore I am guessing that the female has 2 mutant alleles (1 mutation in the upper sequence and 1 mutation in the ...
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Muscular dystrophy inheritance question... second mutation lies in the N's of the upper two sequences. But I do not understand what the N's tells me about the kind of mutation and how the disorder is inherited. We were told that we need to figure out why we were given two sequences and what this tells us about the inheritance. I was also ...
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Re: What's the Connection Between Hypothyroidism and Seizures?This topic also concerns me. My father has Graves Disease, a thyroid disorder that caused him to be hyperthyroid about 8 years ago. He had his Thyroid irradiated and started taking generic thyroid. The initial fluctuation caused him to behave so erratically ...
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