Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
- svoboda
- (Russia) freedom
- hypersensitivity reaction
- an inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen (as pollen or dust or animal hair or certain foods); severity ranges from mild allergy to severe systemic reactions leading to anaphylactic shock
- cyanosis
- a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes
- GAD
- an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
- insularism
- the state of being isolated or detached
- kerion
- ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that usually results in a swelling that is covered with pustules and oozes fluid
- dysfunction
- (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
- degradation
- a low or downcast state
- monopsony
- (economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer
- nympholepsy
- a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable
- mire
- a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
- altitude sickness
- effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes
- acid rain
- rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
- complaint
- an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- completeness
- the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed
- adenomatous polyp
- a polyp that consists of benign neoplastic tissue derived from glandular epithelium
- papilledema
- swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure
- lactosuria
- presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation
- atrophy
- a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
- prolapse
- the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
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