Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

motion sickness
the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
 
deviated nasal septum
abnormal shift in location of the nasal septum; a common condition causing obstruction of the nasal passages and difficulty in breathing and recurrent nosebleeds
 
rhabdomyoma
benign tumor of striated muscle
 
potential
the inherent capacity for coming into being
 
ophthalmia neonatorum
ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops
 
eternal damnation
the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell
 
drusen
(plural) an eye disease resulting from small accumulations of hyaline bodies underneath the retina
 
Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever
an infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep
 
deep freeze
temporary inactivity or suspension
 
depersonalisation
(existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
 
red-blindness
dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue
 
spongioblastoma
a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal
 
hemangioma
benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks
 
turgor
(biology) the normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membrane
 
spinal curvature
an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column
 
inguinal hernia
hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males
 
womanhood
the state of being an adult woman
 
equilibrium
a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
 
dysthymia
mild chronic depression
 
kernicterus
an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage
 
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