If you have diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, or a family history of kidney problems, you are at risk for kidney disease. Kidney disease is serious, but if you catch it early, you can slow it down or stop it. Ask your doctor to check your kidneys.
South Asia basically refers to India and the few countries around it. It is known as a subcontinent as it was not originally part of the landmass known as the Asian continent. This can be seen from the presence of the Himalayas.
Noun. 1. subcontinent-a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent. Greenland, Gronland, Kalaallit Nunaat-the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark.. a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India. 2. a large landmass, as Greenland, that is smaller than any of the usu. recognized continents. [1860â65].