Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Munchausen's syndrome
syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found
 
fistula
a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse
 
acne
an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
 
privation
a state of extreme poverty
 
custody
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
 
difficulty
a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
 
freedom of the seas
the right of merchant ships to travel freely in international waters
 
association
the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
 
laryngotracheobronchitis
inflammation of the larynx and trachea and bronchial passageways
 
distal muscular dystrophy
a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60 years of age and is characterized by weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legs; inheritance is autosomal dominant
 
marriage of convenience
a marriage for expediency rather than love
 
hypothyroidism
an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones
 
flatulence
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
 
Nash equilibrium
(game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged
 
college level
the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained
 
foot-and-mouth disease
acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs
 
Parkinson's syndrome
a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
 
MS
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
 
cross infection
an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facility
 
low profile
a state of low visibility in which public notice is avoided
 
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