| venereal disease | | |
| n. (state) | 1. cupid's disease, cupid's itch, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, std, vd, venereal disease, venereal infection, venus's curse | a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact. |
| ~ contagion, contagious disease | any disease easily transmitted by contact. |
| ~ genital herpes, herpes genitalis | an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area. |
| ~ gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap | a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra. |
| ~ granuloma inguinale, granuloma venereum | a venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacterium; characterized by a pimply rash of the skin in the genital and groin region. |
| ~ lues, lues venerea, pox, syph, syphilis | a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta). |
| ~ lgv, lymphogranuloma venereum, lymphopathia venereum | infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin. |
| ~ chlamydia | a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia. |
| venereal infection | | |
| venus's curse | | |
| disease | | |
| n. (state) | 1. disease | an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning. |
| ~ illness, sickness, unwellness, malady | impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism. |
| ~ disease of the neuromuscular junction | a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions. |
| ~ aspergillosis | disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs. |
| ~ anthrax | a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia. |
| ~ blackwater | any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells. |
| ~ cat scratch disease | a disease thought to be transmitted to humans by a scratch from a cat. |
| ~ complication | any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease.; "bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis" |
| ~ crud | an ill-defined bodily ailment.; "he said he had the crud and needed a doctor" |
| ~ endemic, endemic disease | a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location. |
| ~ enteropathy | a disease of the intestinal tract. |
| ~ incompetence | inability of a part or organ to function properly. |
| ~ kawasaki disease, mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome | an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause. |
| ~ pycnosis, pyknosis | a degenerative state of the cell nucleus. |
| ~ boutonneuse fever, indian tick fever, kenya fever, marseilles fever | a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals. |
| ~ meniere's disease | a disease of the inner ear characterized by episodes of dizziness and tinnitus and progressive hearing loss (usually unilateral). |
| ~ milk sickness | caused by consuming milk from cattle suffering from trembles. |
| ~ mimesis | any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease. |
| ~ industrial disease, occupational disease | disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts). |
| ~ onychosis | any disease or disorder of the nails. |
| ~ rheumatism | any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues. |
| ~ periarteritis nodosa, polyarteritis nodosa | a progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area. |
| ~ periodontal disease, periodontitis | a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth. |
| ~ liver disease | a disease affecting the liver. |
| ~ communicable disease | a disease that can be communicated from one person to another. |
| ~ exanthema subitum, pseudorubella, roseola infantilis, roseola infantum | a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days. |
| ~ respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness | a disease affecting the respiratory system. |
| ~ congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder | a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically. |
| ~ inflammatory disease | a disease characterized by inflammation. |
| ~ autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder | any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues. |
| ~ deficiency disease | any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral). |
| ~ cystic breast disease, cystic mastitis, fibrocystic breast disease, fibrocystic disease of the breast | the presence of one or more cysts in a breast. |
| ~ goiter, goitre, struma, thyromegaly | abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet. |
| ~ pappataci fever, phlebotomus, sandfly fever | a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii. |
| ~ disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder | a disease affecting the skin. |
| ~ malignance, malignancy | (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death. |
| ~ eye disease | any disease of the eye. |
| ~ animal disease | a disease that typically does not affect human beings. |
| ~ plant disease | a disease that affects plants. |
| ~ symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease. |
| ~ sign | (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease.; "there were no signs of asphyxiation" |
| ~ syndrome | a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease. |
| ~ ozaena, ozena | a chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures. |
| ~ filariasis | a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels. |
| illness | | |
| n. (state) | 1. illness, malady, sickness, unwellness | impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism. |
| ~ condition | an illness, disease, or other medical problem.; "a heart condition"; "a skin condition" |
| ~ health problem, ill health, unhealthiness | a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain. |
| ~ ague | a fit of shivering or shaking. |
| ~ amyloidosis | a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma. |
| ~ anuresis, anuria | inability to urinate. |
| ~ catastrophic illness | severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and doctors and medicines. |
| ~ collapse, prostration | an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion.; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men" |
| ~ bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism | pain resulting from rapid change in pressure. |
| ~ food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder | illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food. |
| ~ lead poisoning, plumbism, saturnism | toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system. |
| ~ disease | an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning. |
| ~ hypermotility | excessive movement; especially excessive motility of the gastrointestinal tract. |
| ~ indisposition | a slight illness. |
| ~ ozone sickness | illness that can occur to persons exposed to ozone in high-altitude aircraft; characterized by sleepiness and headache and chest pains and itchiness. |
| ~ toxaemia, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy | an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine. |
| ~ growth | (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor). |
| pain | | |
| n. (state) | 1. hurting, pain | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder.; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" |
| ~ symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease. |
| ~ ache, aching | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain. |
| ~ excruciation, suffering, agony | a state of acute pain. |
| ~ arthralgia | pain in a joint or joints. |
| ~ burn, burning | pain that feels hot as if it were on fire. |
| ~ causalgia | a burning pain in a limb along the course of a peripheral nerve; usually associated with skin changes. |
| ~ colic, gripes, griping, intestinal colic | acute abdominal pain (especially in infants). |
| ~ chest pain | pain in the chest. |
| ~ chiralgia | a pain in the hand that is not traumatic. |
| ~ distress | extreme physical pain.; "the patient appeared to be in distress" |
| ~ dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation. |
| ~ glossalgia, glossodynia | pain in the tongue. |
| ~ growing pains | pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth. |
| ~ haemorrhoid, hemorrhoid, piles | pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter. |
| ~ keratalgia | pain in the cornea. |
| ~ labor pain | pain and discomfort associated with contractions of the uterus during labor. |
| ~ mastalgia | pain in the breast. |
| ~ melagra | rheumatic or myalgic pains in the arms or legs. |
| ~ meralgia | pain in the thigh. |
| ~ metralgia | pain in the uterus. |
| ~ myalgia, myodynia | pain in a muscle or group of muscles. |
| ~ nephralgia | pain in the kidney (usually felt in the loins). |
| ~ neuralgia, neuralgy | acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves. |
| ~ odynophagia | severe pain on swallowing due to a disorder of the esophagus. |
| ~ orchidalgia | pain in the testes. |
| ~ pang | a sharp spasm of pain. |
| ~ pang, sting | a mental pain or distress.; "a pang of conscience" |
| ~ photalgia, photophobia | pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism). |
| ~ costalgia, pleuralgia, pleurodynia | pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs. |
| ~ podalgia | foot pain. |
| ~ proctalgia | pain in the rectum. |
| ~ referred pain | pain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected.; "angina pectoris can cause referred pain in the left shoulder"; "pain in the right shoulder can be referred pain from gallbladder disease" |
| ~ renal colic | sharp pain in the lower back that radiates into the groin; associated with the passage of a renal calculus through the ureter. |
| ~ smart, smarting, smartness | a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore. |
| ~ sting, stinging | a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung.; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles" |
| ~ stitch | a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running. |
| ~ soreness, tenderness, rawness | a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched).; "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on" |
| ~ thermalgesia | pain caused by heat. |
| ~ throb | a deep pulsating type of pain. |
| ~ torment, torture | unbearable physical pain. |
| ~ ulalgia | pain in the gums. |
| ~ urodynia | pain during urination. |
| n. (feeling) | 2. pain, painfulness | emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid.; "the pain of loneliness" |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ growing pains | emotional distress arising during adolescence. |
| ~ unpleasantness | the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling. |
| ~ mental anguish | sustained dull painful emotion. |
| ~ hurt, suffering | feelings of mental or physical pain. |
| ~ distress, hurt, suffering | psychological suffering.; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. pain, pain sensation, painful sensation | a somatic sensation of acute discomfort.; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" |
| ~ somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia | the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations.; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes" |
| ~ mittelschmerz | pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle). |
| ~ phantom limb pain | pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb. |
| ~ twinge | a sharp stab of pain. |
| n. (person) | 4. nuisance, pain, pain in the neck | a bothersome annoying person.; "that kid is a terrible pain" |
| ~ disagreeable person, unpleasant person | a person who is not pleasant or agreeable. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck | something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness.; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" |
| ~ negative stimulus | a stimulus with undesirable consequences. |
| ~ nuisance | (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive. |
| ~ irritant, thorn | something that causes irritation and annoyance.; "he's a thorn in my flesh" |
| ~ plague | an annoyance.; "those children are a damn plague" |
| v. (body) | 6. ail, pain, trouble | cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed. |
| ~ hurt | give trouble or pain to.; "This exercise will hurt your back" |
| ~ recrudesce, break out, erupt | become raw or open.; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" |
| v. (emotion) | 7. anguish, hurt, pain | cause emotional anguish or make miserable.; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" |
| ~ discomfit, discompose, untune, disconcert, upset | cause to lose one's composure. |
| ~ break someone's heart | cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody.; "The young man broke the girl's heart when he told her was going to marry her best friend" |
| ~ agonise, agonize | cause to agonize. |
| ~ suffer | experience (emotional) pain.; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
| ~ try | give pain or trouble to.; "I've been sorely tried by these students" |
| ~ excruciate, torment, torture, rack | torment emotionally or mentally. |
| sickness | | |
| n. (state) | 1. sickness | defectiveness or unsoundness.; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment" |
| ~ defectiveness, faultiness | the state of being defective. |
| n. (state) | 2. nausea, sickness | the state that precedes vomiting. |
| ~ kinetosis, motion sickness | the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle. |
| ~ symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease. |
| ~ morning sickness | nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy. |
| ~ queasiness, squeamishness, qualm | a mild state of nausea. |
| ache | | |
| n. (state) | 1. ache, aching | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain. |
| ~ hurting, pain | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder.; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" |
| ~ odontalgia, toothache | an ache localized in or around a tooth. |
| ~ backache | an ache localized in the back. |
| ~ cephalalgia, head ache, headache | pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs. |
| ~ bellyache, gastralgia, stomach ache, stomachache | an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region. |
| ~ earache, otalgia | an ache localized in the middle or inner ear. |
| v. (perception) | 2. ache, hurt, suffer | feel physical pain.; "Were you hurting after the accident?" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ catch, get | suffer from the receipt of.; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" |
| ~ twinge | feel a sudden sharp, local pain. |
| ~ twinge, prick, sting | cause a stinging pain.; "The needle pricked his skin" |
| ~ kill | be the source of great pain for.; "These new shoes are killing me!" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. ache, languish, pine, yearn, yen | have a desire for something or someone who is not present.; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" |
| ~ die | languish as with love or desire.; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave" |
| ~ hanker, long, yearn | desire strongly or persistently. |
| v. (perception) | 4. ache, hurt, smart | be the source of pain. |
| ~ sting, bite, burn | cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort.; "The sun burned his face" |
| ~ burn | feel hot or painful.; "My eyes are burning" |
| ~ itch | have or perceive an itch.; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!" |
| ~ hunger | feel the need to eat. |
| ~ thirst | feel the need to drink. |
| ~ act up | make itself felt as a recurring pain.; "My arthritis is acting up again" |
| ~ throb | pulsate or pound with abnormal force.; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing" |
| ~ shoot | cause a sharp and sudden pain in.; "The pain shot up her leg" |
| ~ cause to be perceived | have perceptible qualities. |
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