diseases (noun)
11brown rot — noun any of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissues • Hypernyms: ↑plant disease • Hyponyms: ↑brown rot gummosis, ↑gummosis, ↑ring rot, ↑ring disease, ↑tobacco wilt * * * …
12rheumatologist — noun a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases • Derivationally related forms: ↑rheumatology • Hypernyms: ↑specialist, ↑medical specialist * * * ˌrüməˈtäləjə̇st also ˌru̇m noun ( s …
13eye doctor — noun a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye • Syn: ↑ophthalmologist, ↑oculist • Derivationally related forms: ↑ophthalmology (for: ↑ophthalmologist) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
14tropical medicine — noun the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical regions • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty * * * noun : a branch of medicine dealing with tropical diseases and… …
15leaf spot — noun 1. : a discolored area on a leaf caused by parasitic organisms or environmental factors; especially : one having a more or less sharp line of demarcation between it and healthy tissue compare blotch, mosaic 2. : a disease characterized by… …
16disease — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ obscure, rare ▪ dangerous, serious ▪ mild ▪ acute …
17collagen disease — noun : any of various diseases or abnormal states marked by changes in connective tissue presumably involving destruction of collagen (as rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, or scleroderma) * * * Pathol. any of a group of diseases, as systemic …
18chrysarobin — noun a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases • Syn: ↑araroba, ↑Goa powder • Hypernyms: ↑powder * * * ˌkrisəˈrōbə̇n noun ( s) Etymology …
19pine tar — noun a dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine wood • Hypernyms: ↑wood tar * * * noun : tar obtained by destructive distillation of pinewood that is a viscid dark brown phenolic liquid of empyreumatic odor and… …
20red water — noun a disease of cattle; characterized by hematuria • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * noun 1. : any of certain diseases of cattle characterized by hematuria: as a. : a babesiasis (as Texas fever) in which hemoglobin liberated by destruction of… …
