Physical Conditions

inflammatory disease

a disease characterized by inflammation

 

ulcer

a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

 

dysaphia

a disorder in the sense of touch

 

Wernicke's aphasia

aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words

 

Banti's syndrome

a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis

 

stem canker

rhizoctinia disease of potatoes

 

zit

a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne

 

hypoparathyroidism

inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood

 

car sickness

motion sickness experienced while traveling in a car

 

aphasia

inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion

 

neuroma

any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system

 

malignant neoplastic disease

any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream

 

tomato blight

a disease of tomato plants

 

visual agnosia

inability to recognize or interpret objects in the visual field

 

spasmodic laryngitis

a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing

 

exostosis

a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)

 

fatty liver

yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver; can be caused by alcoholic cirrhosis or pregnancy or exposure to certain toxins

 

shingles

eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia

 

dysthymic depression

mild chronic depression

 

drusen

(plural) an eye disease resulting from small accumulations of hyaline bodies underneath the retina