Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
- keratosis pilaris
- keratosis characterized by hard conical elevations in the openings of sebaceous glands (especially of arms and thighs)
- acrophobia
- a morbid fear of great heights
- impunity
- exemption from punishment or loss
- fibrillation
- muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
- polyandry
- polygamy in which a woman has more than one husband at a time
- urethritis
- inflammation of the urethra; results in painful urination
- decomposition
- in a decomposed state
- elephantiasis scroti
- swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction
- chiralgia
- a pain in the hand that is not traumatic
- hereditary condition
- a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
- mushroom poisoning
- toxic condition caused by eating certain species of mushrooms (especially Amanita species)
- renal lithiasis
- the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney
- elephantiasis neuromatosa
- hypertrophy of a limb
- leaf scorch
- plant disease causing a burned or scorched appearance of the foliage
- quinsy
- a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
- stigmata
- marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ
- urtication
- an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
- fire and brimstone
- (Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners
- prickly heat
- obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity
- myositis
- inflammation of muscle tissue
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