Physical Conditions
- colon cancer
- a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools
- narcolepsy
- a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep
- acorea
- absence of the pupil in an eye
- noli-me-tangere
- a cancerous ulcer of soft tissue and bone
- elastosis
- breakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue)
- pycnodysostosis
- a form of dwarfism accompanied by fragile bones and bad teeth
- pachycheilia
- an abnormal thickness of the lips
- hepatoma
- carcinoma of the liver
- overgrowth
- excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
- red-blindness
- dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue
- oxycephaly
- a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape
- trichomoniasis
- infection of the vagina
- psoriasis
- a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences
- lupus vulgaris
- tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and heals slowly leaving deep scars
- tonic epilepsy
- epilepsy in which the body is rigid during the seizure
- goiter
- abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
- angina
- a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
- pseudocyesis
- physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant
- varicocele
- dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes
- materialism
- a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
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