Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

hunting ground

a place where opportunities abound

 

dystrophy

any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles

 

occurrence

an instance of something occurring

 

glomerulonephritis

nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema

 

lysogeny

the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material

 

hot potato

a difficult situation

 

bug

a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

 

exclusion

the state of being excluded

 

balanoposthitis

inflammation of both the head of the penis and the foreskin

 

hypesthesia

impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity

 

hypotonicity

(of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other

 

criminalness

the state of being a criminal

 

thresher's lung

alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay

 

latitude

freedom from normal restraints in conduct

 

blister

a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)

 

rationality

the state of having good sense and sound judgment

 

hematocoele

swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)

 

throat infection

an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus

 

hydrophobia

a morbid fear of water

 

secondary syphilis

the second stage; characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane