diseases (noun)
91leishmaniosis — noun sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies • Syn: ↑leishmaniasis, ↑kala azar • Hypernyms: ↑protozoal infection • Hyponyms: ↑visceral leishmaniasis, ↑ …
92methylene blue — noun a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning • Syn: ↑methylthionine chloride • Hypernyms: ↑stain, ↑thiazine * * * noun Usage: sometimes capitalized M&B : a basic dye of the… …
93potato disease — noun a blight of potatoes • Syn: ↑potato blight, ↑potato mold, ↑potato mildew, ↑potato murrain • Hypernyms: ↑blight * * * noun see potato blight * * * …
94proctologist — noun a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus • Derivationally related forms: ↑proctology • Hypernyms: ↑specialist, ↑medical specialist * * * präkˈtäləjə̇st noun ( s) : a specialist in proctolog …
95sand fly — noun any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis • Syn: ↑sandfly, ↑Phlebotomus papatasii • Hypernyms: ↑gnat • Member Holonyms: ↑Phlebotomus, ↑genus Phlebotomus …
96sheep tick — noun 1. parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete • Syn: ↑sheep tick, ↑Ixodes ricinus • Hypernyms: ↑hard tick, ↑ixodid •… …
97Simuliidae — noun blackflies and sand flies • Syn: ↑family Simuliidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ …
98skin test — noun any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin • Hypernyms: ↑diagnostic test, ↑diagnostic assay • Hyponyms: ↑Dick test, ↑patch test, ↑Schick test, ↑scratch test, ↑ …
99soft rot — noun mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi • Hypernyms: ↑plant disease • Hyponyms: ↑leak * * * noun : a mushy watery or slimy decay of plants or their parts caused by bacteria or fungi: as a. : a disintegration of tissues (as …
100space medicine — noun the branch of medicine concerned with the effects of space flight on human beings • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty * * * noun : a branch of medicine that deals with the physiologic and biologic effects on the human body of rocket… …
