ailment (noun)
21occupational disease — noun disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts) • Syn: ↑industrial disease • Hypernyms: ↑disease * * * noun 1. : an illness… …
22lung — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ collapsed, diseased, injured, punctured ▪ healthy ▪ transplanted VERB + LUNG ▪ …
23hyperbaric chamber — noun a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning • Hypernyms: ↑chamber * * * a steel vessel in which atmospheric pressure can be raised or… …
24point set — noun : a collection of points in geometry or topology * * * point set noun (mathematics) An aggregate • • • Main Entry: ↑point * * * n. (in acupuncture) a set of points stimulated simultaneously to treat a particular ailment or bring about a… …
25complaint — noun Etymology: Middle English compleynte, from Anglo French compleint, from compleindre Date: 14th century 1. expression of grief, pain, or dissatisfaction 2. a. something that is the cause or subject of protest or outcr …
26-derma — noun combining form (plural dermas or dermata) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dermat , derma skin skin or skin ailment of a (specified) type < scleroderma > …
27computeritis — noun Any ailment relating to or caused by computers, such as carpal tunnel syndrome (from its prevalence in keyboard operators) or the mistaken belief that computers are the answer to every problem …
28beriberi — noun An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1). Syn: endemic neuritis, kakke …
29lymphatism — noun a) Enlargement or swelling of the lymphatic tissue, associated in the past with sudden death of children but no longer considered to be an authentic ailment. Lymphatism. Post mortem examination on a boy 10 years of age who died after… …
30man flu — noun A cold or similar ailment as suffered by a male seen as wildly exaggerating the severity of his symptoms …
