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Obesity or corpulence is a medical condition in which a person has an unhealthy amount of body fat, which can lead to serious health problems.

A diaphragmatic rupture (herniated diaphragm) is a condition in which an opening or weakening in the diaphragm allows organs to move from the abdominal cavity to the thoracic cavity.

Diabetes is a disease in which your body has trouble regulating the amount of sugar (glucose) in your blood properly. This is because your body does not make enough of the hormone insulin, or because your body does not respond well to insulin. As a result, sugars accumulate in the blood.

Biceps tendinopathy is an inflammation of the long biceps tendon, the tendon that connects the biceps muscle upward to the shoulder joint. It usually results from overuse where irritation and wear and tear processes occur. In the process, the damaged tissue in the tendon is unable to repair in time, leading to chronic inflammation.

Osteoporosis is a chronic skeletal condition in which bones become increasingly brittle.

A lump (nodule) in the thyroid gland forms when a group of cells begins to grow. These cells can be benign or malignant but in most cases, the nodule is benign.