diseases (noun)
101sucking louse — noun wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm blooded animals • Syn: ↑louse • Derivationally related forms: ↑lousy (for: ↑louse) • Hypernyms: ↑insect …
102sun lamp — noun a mercury vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments • Syn: ↑sunlamp, ↑sunray lamp, ↑sun ray lamp • Hypernyms: ↑mercury vapor lamp * * * noun 1. : sun arc …
103legionnaire's disease — noun see legionnaires disease * * * legionnaire s disease or legionnaires disease noun A severe, sometimes fatal, pneumonia like disease caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophilia (so named after an outbreak of the disease at an American… …
104cardiology — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1847 the study of the heart and its action and diseases • cardiological adjective • cardiologist noun …
105clonus — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek klonos agitation more at hold Date: 1817 a rapid succession of alternating contractions and partial relaxations of a muscle occurring in some nervous diseases • clonic adjective • clonicity noun …
106dermatology — noun Date: 1819 a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases • dermatologic or dermatological adjective • dermatologist noun …
107endodontics — noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: end + odont + ics Date: 1946 a branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the pulp • endodontic adjective • endodontically adverb • endodontist noun …
108faith healing — noun Date: 1885 a method of treating diseases by prayer and exercise of faith in God • faith healer noun …
109gastroenterology — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1904 a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, diseases, and pathology of the stomach and intestines • gastroenterological adjective • gastroenterologist noun …
110gynecology — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1847 a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women • gynecologic or gynecological adjective • gynecologist noun …
