Physical Conditions
- general anaesthesia
- a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
- creeps
- a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait
- hereditary cerebellar ataxia
- nervous disorder of late childhood and early adulthood; characterized by ataxic gait and hesitating or explosive speech and nystagmus
- limping
- disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
- poison ivy
- dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant
- ureterorenal reflux
- a backflow of urine from the ureter into the renal pelvis
- plantar wart
- a wart occurring on the sole of the foot
- philistinism
- a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
- delirium
- a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations
- myelofibrosis
- fibrosis of the bone marrow
- abdominal pregnancy
- ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity
- schistosome dermatitis
- a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes
- immunosuppression
- lowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances; can be deliberate (as in lowering the immune response to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ) or incidental (as a side effect of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer)
- filariasis
- a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels
- glandular plague
- the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
- thread blight
- a disease of tropical woody plants (cacao or tea or citrus)
- petit mal
- epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
- pedunculated polyp
- a polyp with a stalk or peduncle
- excoriation
- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- neuroma
- any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system
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