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| acne |
a skin disorder caused by inflammation of the oil glands, resulting in pimples, usu. on the face. |
| ADA |
abbreviation of "attention deficit disorder." [1/2 definitions] |
| ADHD |
abbreviation of "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder"; a mental disorder, usually beginning in childhood, characterized by impulsiveness and excessive activity. |
| ailment |
a sickness or disorder, usu. physical; illness. |
| amitriptyline |
a tricyclic antidepressant drug used to treat depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other mental disorders. |
| anarchy |
political and social disorder resulting from a lack or absence of governmental authority. [2/3 definitions] |
| anorexia |
a psychological disorder marked by the inability to eat or the persistent refusal of food; anorexia nervosa. (Cf. bulimarexia.) |
| apraxia |
a disorder that prevents certain complex muscular movements, caused by damage to the brain. |
| Asperger's syndrome |
a mild autism spectrum disorder in which afflicted individuals are generally of normal intelligence but have poor social and nonverbal communication skills. |
| asthma |
a chronic respiratory disorder characterized by labored breathing, wheezing, and a feeling of tightness in the chest, often caused by an allergy. |
| attention deficit disorder |
a behavioral disorder, usually beginning in childhood, characterized by inability to focus one's attention, impulsive behaviors, and, often, hyperactivity; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (often abbreviated "ADHD"). |
| attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
a behavioral disorder, usually beginning in childhood, characterized by inability to focus one's attention, impulsive behaviors, and, often, hyperactivity (often abbreviated as "ADHD"). |
| autism |
a developmental disorder usually becoming detectable in very early childhood that is characterized especially by atypical acquisition or use of language as well as atypical patterns of social interaction. |
| autistic |
having the developmental disorder of autism. [1/2 definitions] |
| battle fatigue |
severe mental distress or disorder resulting from combat in war; combat fatigue. (See shell shock.) |
| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| bedraggled |
in a state of shabby disorder or deterioration. [1/2 definitions] |
| bulimarexia |
an eating disorder, esp. found in young women, that is marked by the eating of large amounts of food followed by purging, usu. by self-induced vomiting or by taking laxatives, to avoid weight gain. (Cf. anorexia.) |
| bursitis |
a painful disorder caused by the inflammation of a bursa, esp. in a joint of the shoulder, elbow, or knee. |
| cardiac |
a person with a heart disease or disorder. [1/3 definitions] |
| catatonia |
a disorder, esp. of schizophrenia, characterized by rigidity of the muscles, mental stupor, and muteness; catalepsy. |
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