Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
- activity
- (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction
- couth
- (used facetiously) refinement
- acid rain
- rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
- amelia
- congenital absence of an arm or leg
- General Certificate of Secondary Education
- the basic level of a subject taken in school
- biosafety level 2
- exposure to infectious agents that can cause disease in humans but whose potential for transmission is limited
- von Willebrand's disease
- a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding
- xanthoma disseminatum
- rare chronic xanthoma of adults in which orange or brownish papules develop on many surfaces of the body
- atopic eczema
- a severe form of dermatitis characterized by atopy
- rheumatism
- any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
- pleuralgia
- pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs
- endogenous depression
- a state of depression for which there is no apparent precipitating cause
- presenile dementia
- dementia with onset before the age of 65
- pulmonary stenosis
- abnormal narrowing of the opening into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle
- astereognosis
- a loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them
- health
- a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
- xanthoma
- a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism
- anorexia
- a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
- bronchitis
- inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
- diarrhea
- frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
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