Head

Descriptions of Head

Head: the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"
Source: WordNet 2.1

Head : upper, anterior, or proximal extremity of a structure or body, especially that part of an organism which contains the brain and the organs of special sense.
Source: CRISP

Summary Information: Head

Head: The physical head region (as distinct from the brain or mental systems).

Condition count: 74 ; see list below.

Organ subtypes: face (182), nose (19), hair (12), tongue (5)

Organ types: Body (80)

Related organs: neck (43), throat (44), brain (167), hypothalamus (1)

Main condition: Head conditions

Organs: list of all organs

Head: Related Topics

• Head symptoms
• Head disease
• Head disorder
• Head pain

Diseases List for Head:

The following list of medical conditions have 'Head' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:

A

• Acoustic neuroma ... head
• Allergic rhinitis ... nose
• Alopecia ... hair
• Alopecia Areata ... hair
• Angelman syndrome ... face
• Atrophic rhinitis ... nose

B

• Barber's rash ... face, hair
• Basilar artery migraine ... head
• Bell's Palsy ... face
• Broken nose ... nose

C

• Catarrh ... nose
• Cephalic tetanus ... head
• Chronic headache ... head
• Classic migraine ... head
• Cluster headache ... head
• Cold sores ... face
• Common cold ... nose
• Common Headache ... head
• Common migraine ... head
• Cradle Cap ... scalp
• Cranial neuralgia ... head, face
• Craniosynostosis ... head

D

• Dandruff ... scalp, hair
• Deviated Septum ... nose

E

• Exertional headaches ... head

F

• Face fracture ... nose, face
• Facial fracture ... face
• Folliculitis ... hair
• Frostbite ... nose

G

• Gingivostomatitis ... tongue
• Glossitis ... tongue

H

• Hair conditions ... hair
• Head Cancer ... head
• Head Conditions ... head
• Head injury ... head
• Head lice ... head, hair
• Headache ... head
• Hemifacial Spasm ... face
• Herpes zoster oticus ... face
• Hirsutism ... hair
• Holoprosencephaly ... face

I

• Impetigo ... face

M

• Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome ... face
• Microcephaly ... head
• Migraine ... head
• Mobius syndrome ... face
• Muscle contraction headache ... head

N

• Nasal polyp ... nose
• Neurofibromatosis-2 ... head
• Nose conditions ... nose
• Nose foreign body ... nose

O

• Occipital Neuralgia ... head
• Oral thrush ... tongue

P

• Parry Romberg Syndrome ... face
• Pemphigus Foliaceus ... hair
• Polychondritis ... nose
• Postnasal drip ... nose
• Pubic lice ... hair

R

• Raynaud's phenomenon ... nose
• Relapsing Polychondritis ... nose
• Rhinitis ... nose
• Rhinophyma ... nose
• Rosacea ... face

S

• Sexual headache ... head
• Skull fracture ... head

T

• Temporal arteritis ... head
• Tension headache ... head
• Tongue Cancer ... tongue
• Tongue Conditions ... tongue
• Trichotillomania ... hair
• Trigeminal neuralgia ... head, face
• Tuberous sclerosis ... face

V

• Vasomotor rhinitis ... nose, nasal

W

• Wegener's granulomatosis ... nose

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