diseases (noun)
81deer tick — noun a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis • Syn: ↑Ixodes dammini • Hypernyms: ↑hard tick, ↑ixodid • Member Holonyms: ↑Ixodes, ↑genus Ixodes * * * …
82eye bank — noun a place for storing and preserving corneas that are obtained from human corpses immediately after death; used for corneal transplantation to patients with corneal defects • Hypernyms: ↑bank * * * noun : a storage place for a reserve supply… …
83faith cure — noun care provided through prayer and faith in God • Syn: ↑faith healing • Hypernyms: ↑care, ↑attention, ↑aid, ↑tending • Hyponyms: ↑laying on of hands * * * …
84foot rot — noun 1. contagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep) (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease 2. plant disease in which the stem or trunk rots at the base • Hypernyms: ↑plant disease * * * noun …
85gastroenterologist — noun a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract • Derivationally related forms: ↑gastroenterology • Hypernyms: ↑doctor, ↑doc, ↑physician, ↑MD, ↑Dr., ↑medico * * * ˌg …
86Goa powder — noun a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases • Syn: ↑araroba, ↑chrysarobin • Hypernyms: ↑powder * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: goa ( …
87house mouse — noun brownish grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide • Syn: ↑Mus musculus • Hypernyms: ↑mouse • Member Holonyms: ↑Mus, ↑genus Mus * * * noun : a mouse that frequents houses; …
88industrial 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: ↑occupational disease • Hypernyms: ↑disease * * * noun : occupational… …
89kidney vetch — noun perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders • Syn: ↑Anthyllis vulneraria • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Anthyllis …
90lazar house — noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) • Syn: ↑lazaretto, ↑lazaret, ↑lazarette, ↑pesthouse • Hypernyms: ↑hospital, ↑infirmary * * * noun …
