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A local disease is a condition which originates in and remains confined to one part of the body^[1] for example sprain of ankle, boil on hand, abscess of finger, lipoma on back etc.

[edit] See also

• Disease
• Nosology
• Disseminated disease
• Illness
• Localized disease
• Systemic disease

[edit] List of Major Online Medical Dictionaries

• Dorland's
• Stedman's
• Webster's
• Cancerweb

[edit] References