Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
- princedom
- the dignity or rank or position of a prince
- position
- the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
- capillary fracture
- a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin
- way
- the condition of things generally
- carcinoid
- a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin
- omission
- something that has been omitted
- Sturm und Drang
- a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
- ARDS
- acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.
- fare-thee-well
- state of perfection; the utmost degree
- ripeness
- the state of being ripe
- cyclic neutropenia
- neutropenia that occurs periodically
- icterus
- yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
- hiding
- the state of being hidden
- cuckoldom
- the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery
- encephalomyelitis
- inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
- manic-depressive psychosis
- a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression
- rhagades
- cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth or anus)
- cardiogenic shock
- shock caused by cardiac arrest
- interstitial pneumonia
- chronic lung disease affecting the interstitial tissue of the lungs
- cellulitis
- an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain
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