Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
- dormancy
- a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
- carditis
- inflammation of the heart
- pinealoma
- tumor of the pineal gland
- chorioretinitis
- inflammation of the choroid layer behind the retina
- framboesia
- an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
- agalactosis
- a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered
- fluorosis
- a pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)
- powder keg
- a potentially explosive state
- tenseness
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- bondage
- the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power
- esotropia
- strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose
- acute hemorrhagic encephalitis
- encephalitis that resembles apoplexy due to blood extravasation
- caffein addiction
- an addiction to caffein
- musicogenic epilepsy
- reflex epilepsy induced by music
- election
- the status or fact of being elected
- pediculosis capitis
- infestation of the scalp with lice
- foulness
- disgusting wickedness and immorality
- Wernicke's aphasia
- aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
- local option
- freedom of a local government to determine by popular vote the applicability of a controversial law in their jurisdiction
- rachitis
- inflammation of the vertebral column
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