This page gathers the 1,193 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Pathology”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 12 of 12: from “thrombus” to “zymotic”.
- thrombus noun A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or…
- throw verb Of animals: to give birth to (young).
- tick-borne encephalitis noun A viral infectious disease of the central nervous system borne by ticks, which most often manifests as meningitis, encephalitis, or…
- time to progression noun The length of time from the moment of diagnosis or the commencement of treatment for a disease until the moment the disease begins to…
- tinea versicolor noun A skin condition of a yeast infection causing discoloured patches on the trunk and proximal extremities.
- tinnitus noun The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.
- tobacco mosaic noun A disease of tobacco plants, characterized by mottled leaves, caused by this virus.
- tongue-tied adj Having tongue-tie or ankyloglossia (“a congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum (a membrane connecting the underside of the…
- tonic adj Pertaining to tension, especially of the muscles.
- TORCH syndrome noun A cluster of symptoms caused by congenital infection with toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, or certain other agents.
- torsade noun torsade de pointes
- torsed adj Twisted.
- toxic shock syndrome noun An acute infection caused by Staphylococcus bacteria, characterized by sudden high fever, muscle aches, joint pain, vomiting, diarrhea…
- toxicopathology noun The study of structural and functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs that are induced by toxicants, toxins, and physical agents.
- tracheomalacia noun A condition in which the cartilaginous tissue in trachea is soft, such that the trachea partly collapses during respiration.
- track marks noun The conspicuous signs of artery and vein damage as a result of chronic intravenous injection of drugs.
- transvestism noun A paraphilia typically found in heterosexual males characterized by compulsively seeking and deriving sexual arousal from cross-dressing…
- transvestite noun A person, typically a heterosexual male, who compulsively seeks and derives paraphilic sexual arousal from cross-dressing, especially if…
- traumatize verb To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.
- traumatized adj Injured, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.
- trichinosis noun A disease characterized by headache, chills, fever, and soreness of muscles, caused by the presence of nematodes of genus Trichinella in…
- trichodysplasia noun A disease, sometimes found in organ transplant recipients, characterised by reddened papules, especially on the face
- trichome noun A row of cells formed by successive cell divisions.
- trichomoniasis noun A common sexually transmitted disease caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis and infecting the urinary tract or vagina.
- trilineage adj Affecting all three (blood) cell lineages (red cells, white cells and platelets)
- triple negative breast cancer noun A type of breast cancer, affecting African women more than white women, in which the three normal receptors are absent.
- truncus arteriosus noun Ellipsis of persistent truncus arteriosus.
- tubercle noun A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
- tuberculosis noun An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the…
- twiddler's syndrome noun Symptoms resulting from the malfunction of a pacemaker that has been manipulated so as to dislodge the leads.
- type 1 diabetes noun A condition characterised by a high level of glucose in the blood caused by an insufficiency of insulin.
- typhoid noun Ellipsis of typhoid fever.
- typhus noun Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid…
- tyrosinemia noun A metabolic disorder characterized by the presence of excess tyrosine in the blood.
- ulcer noun An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or…
- ulcerative colitis noun A chronic disease, characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea mixed with blood, that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and…
- ulcus noun Synonym of ulcer.
- upshoot noun An involuntary upward movement of the eye
- Urbach-Wiethe disease noun A very rare recessive genetic disorder with varying symptoms that may include a hoarse voice, lesions and scarring on the skin, easily…
- urethritis noun Inflammation of the urethra, a finding possible in many diseases (e.g., STI and non-STI, including UTI) but often in gonorrhea and…
- urticaria noun Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions.
- urtication noun The development of urticaria (hives).
- uterus didelphys noun A uterine malformation where the uterus is present as a paired organ, as the embryogenetic fusion of the Müllerian ducts failed to occur.
- vaccine-injured adj Of a person, having experienced either a temporary or permanent adverse event following a vaccination.
- vaccinine noun cowpox
- vachette noun A piece of strong steel wire with the ends curved and pointed, used on toe or quarter cracks to bind the edges together and prevent motion.…
- vaginismus noun A painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as a tampon or a penis, into it.
- vagotonia noun irritability of the vagus nerve that adversely affects the function of the blood vessels, stomach, and muscles
- valley fever noun Coccidioidomycosis, a mammalian fungal disease caused by Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii.
- vampirism noun Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease)
- vanishing twin syndrome noun A condition where one set of twins or multiple embryos dies in utero, disappears, or is resorbed partially or entirely.
- varicella noun An acute, highly contagious pathogenic disease caused by the varicella zoster virus, primarily affecting children and characterized by a…
- varicose vein noun An abnormally swollen or dilated vein.
- variole noun Alternative form of variola; smallpox
- vasostimulant adj That stimulates vasomotor action.
- vegetant adj growing, or causing growth
- vegetation noun An abnormal mass on an endocardial surface, especially a heart valve, composed chiefly of fibrin and platelets and often containing…
- venereal disease noun Any of several contagious diseases, such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, usually contracted through sexual activity (sometimes by…
- ventriduct verb To bring, carry, or draw the head of an animal (or another body part) toward the belly or the lower (ventral) surface.
- verruca noun A wart, especially one that grows on the foot, caused by a human papilloma virus.
- visceral adj Of a disease: involving the viscera.
- visceral leishmaniasis noun The most severe form of leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, in which the parasite migrates to…
- vitreoretinochoroidopathy noun A rare inherited eye disorder affecting the vitreous body, retina, and choroid, the three main structures involved in vision within the…
- vocal cord nodule noun Symmetrical swellings on both sides of the vocal cords, caused usually by strenuous or abusive voice practices, and symptomatized by…
- wart noun A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- water allergy noun Any of several conditions where exposure to quantities of water results in allergic responses.
- Wernicke's aphasia noun A type of aphasia traditionally associated with neurological damage to Wernicke's area in the brain; the patient speaks with normal…
- Wernicke's encephalopathy noun The presence of neurological symptoms — classically, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and confusion — caused by biochemical lesions of the central…
- West Nile fever noun A disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to mosquitoes and then to people. Symptoms include drowsiness…
- wetwood noun Wood with a darkened or wet appearance resulting from abnormally high water content or a bacterial infection.
- white rust noun A disease of some plants caused by the pathogen Albugo candida
- white swelling noun A disease of the joints, especially the knee, in which the synovial membrane undergoes pulpy degeneration.
- whooping cough noun A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced…
- wicket noun A device to measure the height of animals, usually dogs.
- wilt noun Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.
- witch's broom noun A disease or deformity in a woody plant, typically a tree, such that the natural structure of the plant is changed so that a dense mass of…
- worm-star noun A collection of nematode worms stuck together at their tails, caused by a bacterial infection by Verde1 that causes their tails to become…
- Worster-Drought syndrome noun A form of congenital suprabulbar paresis associated with cerebral palsy.
- Wuhan pneumonia noun A form of pneumonia due to infection by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which is genetically similar to SARS and MERS.
- xanthemia noun The occurrence of yellow matter in the blood.
- xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis noun An uncommon, severe form of chronic pyelonephritis characterized by granulomatous inflammation, abscess formation, and extensive renal…
- xanthosis noun A yellowish discolouration of tissues undergoing degeneration.
- xenogenous adj Caused by a foreign body; originating outside the organism.
- xenozoonosis noun An infectious disease transmitted from animal to human by transplantation of an animal tissue or organ into human body.
- xylophagia noun Eating wood as a form of pica
- yaws noun A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often…
- yellow fever noun An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised…
- yellow patch noun A disease affecting several varieties of grasses, including bentgrasses, annual bluegrass, some perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass…
- yersiniosis noun A disease caused by infection by a bacterium of the genus Yersinia, especially Yersinia enterocolitica.
- Zenker's diverticulum noun A pulsion-type false diverticulum of the pharyngoesophageal junction caused by herniation of the mucosa and submucosa through Killian’s…
- zombie effect noun A cluster of personality changes caused by the extrapyramidal effects of the medication haloperidol, mimicking parkinsonism, hypomimia…
- zoster noun The disease called herpes zoster (from the typically beltlike pattern of its rash); shingles.
- zymotic adj Infectious, contagious, of diseases originally regarded as being caused by a process similar to fermentation.