Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

thermal pollution
harm to lakes and rivers resulting from the release of excessive waste heat into them
 
boom
a state of economic prosperity
 
Pax Romana
the Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on states in the Roman Empire
 
light
having abundant light or illumination
 
corrosion
a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
 
gloom
a state of partial or total darkness
 
head blight
a blight of the heads of cereals
 
sex-linked disorder
any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones
 
anemic anoxia
anoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin
 
growing pains
pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth
 
hyperchromic anaemia
anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
 
kernicterus
an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage
 
hookworm
infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
 
myelomeningocele
a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation
 
Paget's disease
a disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities
 
renal insufficiency
insufficient excretion of wastes by the kidneys
 
noli-me-tangere
a cancerous ulcer of soft tissue and bone
 
convulsion
a sudden uncontrollable attack
 
grogginess
a groggy state resulting from weariness
 
essential thrombocytopenia
the primary form of thrombocytopenia (rather than a shortage of platelets caused by other conditions such as tuberculosis or chemical suppression of bone marrow etc.)
 
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