Physical Conditions

physical fitness

good physical condition; being in shape or in condition

 

lagophthalmos

abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely

 

dysomia

impairment of the sense of smell

 

psychosomatic disorder

a mental disorder that causes somatic symptoms

 

cacogenesis

inability to produce hybrids that are both viable and fertile

 

Lyme arthritis

an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick

 

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control

 

poisoning

the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

 

annular scotoma

a circular scotoma surrounding the center of the field of vision

 

hypervitaminosis

an abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious for vitamins A or D or K

 

oral cancer

malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60

 

granuloma venereum

a venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacterium; characterized by a pimply rash of the skin in the genital and groin region

 

paroxysmal trepidant abasia

abasia related to spasticity of the legs

 

epidemic disease

any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people

 

hibernation

the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter

 

seminoma

malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older men

 

ergot

a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus

 

organic brain syndrome

mental abnormality resulting from disturbance of the structure or function of the brain

 

embryonal carcinoma

malignant neoplasm of the testis

 

zoster

eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia