| analeptic |
of medication, restoring strength to the body after a disease or after the effects of sedatives. [2 definitions] |
| angina |
a condition or disease marked by inflammation of the throat, spasmodic pain, and a sensation of suffocation. [1/2 definitions] |
| anthrax |
an infectious, often fatal disease, esp. of sheep and cattle, but communicable to humans. [2 definitions] |
| antibiotic |
any of various substances derived from fungi or other organisms and used to destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria or other disease-causing organisms. [1/2 definitions] |
| antidote |
a substance that counteracts poison or disease. [1/2 definitions] |
| antiperiodic |
preventing the periodic recurrence of disease such as malaria. [2 definitions] |
| antisepsis |
the killing of microorganisms that cause disease or decay. |
| antiseptic |
a substance or drug with the ability to kill microorganisms that cause disease or decay. [1/4 definitions] |
| arteriosclerosis |
a chronic disease of the arteries in which inelastic and thickened vessel walls reduce blood flow. |
| arthritis |
a disease of the joints in which they become painfully inflamed. |
| asbestosis |
a chronic lung disease marked by thickening and scarring of the lung tissue that is caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos. |
| asepsis |
the condition of being free of microorganisms that cause disease or decay. [1/2 definitions] |
| aseptic |
free of bacteria or germs that cause disease or decay. [1/3 definitions] |
| Asiatic cholera |
an acute, infectious, often fatal disease caused by bacteria and characterized by severe diarrhea, intestinal cramps, and dehydration; cholera. |
| asymptomatic |
not showing any symptoms of a disease (usu. used in reference to an individual who does, in fact, have the disease and may or may not be a carrier). |
| attack |
the onset of an illness or disease. [1/9 definitions] |
| avitaminosis |
a disease caused by vitamin deficiency. |
| bacillus |
loosely, any bacterium, esp. one that causes disease. [1/2 definitions] |
| bacteria |
pl. of bacterium. Bacteria are one-celled microscopic organisms of various shapes that are often agents of fermentation and putrefaction and that, in some cases, cause disease. |
| bacterium |
any of a large group of one-celled microscopic organisms of various shapes that are often agents of fermentation and putrefaction and that may cause disease. |
| B cell |
a type of white blood cell, produced in the bone marrow, that makes antibodies that fight off disease. |