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| acne rosacea |
a chronic skin condition affecting the face that is characterized by redness, pimples, swelling, and dilation of blood vessels; rosacea. |
| cerebrospinal |
pertaining to or affecting the brain and spinal cord. |
| colonic |
of, pertaining to, or affecting the colon. [1/2 definitions] |
| colorectal |
of, pertaining to, or affecting the colon and rectum. |
| cosmetic |
affecting external appearance alone; superficial. [1/4 definitions] |
| diabetes |
any of several metabolic diseases affecting the body's use of blood sugars or the intake and excretion of fluids, such as diabetes mellitus, which requires periodic injections of insulin. |
| distemper |
any of various infectious viral diseases affecting mammals, characterized by fever and by diarrhea, vomiting and loss of appetite in dogs and cats, and respiratory difficulties in horses. [1/2 definitions] |
| dramatize |
to make dramatic or affecting, sometimes to excess. [1/2 definitions] |
| duodenal |
pertaining to or affecting the duodenum. |
| dural |
of, pertaining to, or affecting the dura mater. |
| dynamics |
(used with a sing. verb) a branch of physics that studies how motion and the action of forces affecting motion interrelate. [1/3 definitions] |
| epidemic |
affecting a great many. [1/4 definitions] |
| galvanic |
affecting as if by an electric shock; shocking. [1/2 definitions] |
| hematic |
of, concerning, containing, or affecting blood. |
| hoity-toity |
affecting superiority; self-important, pompous, or haughty. [1/3 definitions] |
| hysteresis |
a lag in the effect on matter after a change in forces affecting it, esp. magnetic forces. |
| infectious |
easily communicated to and affecting others, as though by contagion. [1/2 definitions] |
| intestinal |
found in or affecting the intestines. [1/2 definitions] |
| ipsilateral |
pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the same side of the body. |
| isometric |
(pl.) exercises in which one muscle or part of the body is forcefully exerted against another or against an immovable object or surface, to improve muscle tone without affecting the length of muscle fibers; isometric exercises. [1/4 definitions] |
| labyrinthitis |
an inflammation of the inner ear, often affecting the sense of balance. |
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