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| Addison's disease |
a disease caused by disturbance or failure of the adrenal glands, resulting in anemia, low blood pressure, weakness, and an abnormal brownish tinge to the skin. |
| anemia |
a condition resulting from a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin and characterized by weakness, pallor, and difficulty in breathing. |
| anemic |
pertaining to or suffering from anemia, a condition resulting from a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin and characterized by weakness, pallor, and difficulty in breathing. [1/2 definitions] |
| aneurysm |
a dilation in a particular part of an artery caused by weakness in the vessel wall. |
| asthenia |
loss or lack of physical strength; weakness; debility. |
| bedridden |
confined to bed by weakness or illness, esp. for a long time. |
| bubonic plague |
an epidemic disease caused by bacteria transmitted from rats to humans by fleas, spread by contagion and characterized by chills, fever, swollen glands, and weakness. |
| childish |
marked by immaturity, weakness, or foolishness. [1/2 definitions] |
| cull |
to slaughter (an animal) because of weakness, disease, or inferiority in comparison with others of a group. [1/5 definitions] |
| Cushing's disease |
a disease caused by a tumor in the pituitary gland and characterized by obesity, hypertension, muscular weakness, and diabetes. |
| debility |
a state of unusual physical weakness, esp. as the result of disease. |
| dotage |
weakness of mind or foolishness, esp. when accompanying old age; senility. [1/2 definitions] |
| failing |
a weakness or shortcoming in a person or thing. [1/3 definitions] |
| fault |
a defect; flaw; weakness. [1/7 definitions] |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. [1/2 definitions] |
| frailty |
the quality or state of being frail; weakness. [1/2 definitions] |
| hole |
an error or weakness; fault. [1/9 definitions] |
| impotence |
the condition or trait of being impotent; weakness; ineffectiveness. [1/3 definitions] |
| infirmity |
a physical weakness, disability, or illness. [2/3 definitions] |
| languor |
lack of strength or energy; weakness or listlessness. [1/2 definitions] |
| liability |
area of weakness; disadvantage; susceptibility. [1/3 definitions] |
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