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It is also known as psittacosis, chlamydiosis or ornithosis. It a zoonotic infection caused by bacteria called Chlamydophila psittaci. It is contracted from parrots, sparrows, pigeons, ducks, hens and other species of bird.

It is also known as alkaptonuric ochronosis. It is autosomal recessive metabolic disorder which causes excess production of homogentisic acid resulting in excess of pigmentation, calcification and inflammation of the cartilage and related tissue throughout the body. It is one of inborn errors of metabolism.

Jansen disease is a skeletal abnormality in which the epiphyses are normal, but the metaphyseal tissues are replaced by masses of cartilage, producing interference with endochondral bone formation, expansion and thinning of the metaphyseal cortices. It is also known as Jansen metaphyseal dystotosis. Murk Jansen Type Metaphyseal chondordysplasia, JMC

Impaired glucose tolerance is a pre diabetic state of dysglycemia which is associated with insulin resistance and there is increased risk of cardiovascular disease. It may precede type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Angioplasty is the commonly used term for coronary angioplasty. The more technical terms used for the same procedure are percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Angioplasty is a procedure to open blocked arteries in your heart by inserting and inflating a tiny balloon. Most patients who undergo angioplasty also get a ?stenting? done at the same time. Stents are coiled metal meshes that hold the arteries open and reduce the chances of re-narrowing (restenosis). Stents coated with drugs to decrease clotting or narrowing at the site are called drug eluting stents (DES). Uncoated stents are called bare metal stents.