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41histoplasmosis — /his toh plaz moh sis/, n. Pathol. an infectious disease of the reticuloendothelial system, caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum and characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation. [1940 45; < NL, equiv. to Histoplasm(a) name of the genus… …
42clonorchiasis — A disease caused by the fluke Clonorchis sinensis, affecting the distal bile ducts of humans and other fish eating animals after ingestion of raw, smoked, or undercooked fish or raw crayfish; initial infection may be benign, but repeated or… …
43hectisie — étisie [ etizi ] n. f. • av. 1719; hectisie fin XVIe; du lat. hecticus, mot gr.→ étique, hectique ♦ Vx Consomption; extrême maigreur. On dit aussi HECTISIE [ ɛktizi ]. ⇒HECTISIE, subst. fém. MÉD., PATHOL., vx. Synon. de étisie et, p. méton.,… …
44disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… …
45Parkinson's disease — n. a progressive disease of the nervous system with tremor, muscular rigidity, and emaciation. Also called PARKINSONISM. Etymology: J. Parkinson, Engl. surgeon d. 1824 …
46dourine — ˈdu̇ˌrēn, ˈdüˌ , ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: French, perhaps from Arabic darin filthy, scabby : a contagious disease especially of horses and asses that is caused by a trypanosome (Trypanosoma equiperdum) transmitted from host to host during… …
47pin´ing|ly — pin|ing «PY nihng», adjective, noun. –adj. that pines; languishing; wasting; failing with grief or longing. –n. a disease of progressive weakness and emaciation in sheep or cattle, resulting from a cobalt deficiency in the diet: »Pining is most… …
48pin|ing — «PY nihng», adjective, noun. –adj. that pines; languishing; wasting; failing with grief or longing. –n. a disease of progressive weakness and emaciation in sheep or cattle, resulting from a cobalt deficiency in the diet: »Pining is most common… …
