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Disease

Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.

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Anthrax 76% connected

A carbuncle.

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Complication 76% connected

The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.

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Crud 76% connected

See Curd.

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Endemic 76% connected

Alt. of Endemical

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Enteropathy 76% connected

Disease of the intestines.

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Goiter 76% connected

Alt. of Goitre

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Goitre 76% connected

An enlargement of the thyroid gland, on the anterior part of the neck; bronchocele. It is frequently associated with cretinism, and is most common in…

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Incompetence 76% connected

Alt. of Incompetency

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Malignance 76% connected

Alt. of Malignancy

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Malignancy 76% connected

The state or quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; as, malignancy of heart.

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Meniere's disease 76% connected

A disease characterized by deafness and vertigo, resulting in incoordination of movement. It is supposed to depend upon a morbid condition of the sem…

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Mimesis 76% connected

Imitation; mimicry.

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Ozena 76% connected

A discharge of fetid matter from the nostril, particularly if associated with ulceration of the soft parts and disease of the bones of the nose.

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Rheumatism 76% connected

A general disease characterized by painful, often multiple, local inflammations, usually affecting the joints and muscles, but also extending sometim…

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Struma 76% connected

Scrofula.

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Illness 76% connected

The condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness.

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Malady 76% connected

Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially,…

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Sickness 76% connected

The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; sisease or malady.

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Unwellness 76% connected

Quality or state of being unwell.

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Sign 70% connected

That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.

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Symptom 70% connected

Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease…

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Syndrome 70% connected

Concurrence.

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