diseases (noun)
61dengue fever — noun an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints • Syn: ↑dengue, ↑dandy fever, ↑breakbone fever • Hypernyms: ↑infectious disease * * * noun see dengue * * * …
62Epstein-Barr virus — noun the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China • Syn: ↑EBV • Hypernyms: ↑herpes, ↑herpes virus * * * ˌepˌstīn¦bär noun Usage: usually capitalized E&B Etymology …
63faith healing — noun care provided through prayer and faith in God • Syn: ↑faith cure • Hypernyms: ↑care, ↑attention, ↑aid, ↑tending • Hyponyms: ↑laying on of hands * * * nou …
64heart disease — noun a disease of the heart (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cardiopathy • Hypernyms: ↑cardiovascular disease • Hyponyms: ↑coronary heart disease, ↑angina pectoris, ↑ …
65nettle rash — noun an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs • Syn: ↑urtication, ↑urticaria, ↑hives • Hypernyms: ↑rash, ↑roseola,… …
66orthopaedist — noun a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) • Syn: ↑orthopedist • Derivationally related forms: ↑orthopaedics, ↑orthopedics (for: ↑orthopedist) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
67sickle-cell anaemia — noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape • Syn: ↑sickle cell anemia, ↑sickle cell disease, ↑crescent cell anemia, ↑crescent cell anaemia, ↑drepanocytic anemia,… …
68X ray — noun 1. electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high speed electrons strike a solid target (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑X ray, ↑X radiation, ↑roentgen ray • Hypernyms: ↑electromagnetic radiation, ↑electromagnetic wave, ↑ …
69travel sickness — noun : sickness (as nausea or vertigo) due to the motion of travel in a vehicle * * * travel sickness noun Nausea experienced, as a result of motion, by a passenger in a car, ship, aircraft, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑travel * * * travel sickness UK… …
70gene therapy — noun : the insertion of usually genetically altered genes into cells especially to replace defective genes in the treatment of genetic disorders or to provide a specialized disease fighting function (as the destruction of tumor cells) • gene… …
