aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
flu
Noun
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
fever blister
Noun
caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)
frambesia
Noun
an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages
framboesia
Noun
an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages
fibrocystic disease of the pancreas
Noun
the most common congenital disease
focal infection
Noun
bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere
fungal infection
Noun
an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus
favus
Noun
a contagious fungal infection of the scalp
furuncle
Noun
a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
favism
Noun
anemia resulting from eating fava beans
fester
Noun
a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
fester
Verb
ripen and generate pus
fascioliasis
Noun
infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica
fasciolosis
Noun
infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica
fasciolopsiasis
Noun
infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski
fire blight
Noun
a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees
fibrosis
Noun
development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
fibrocystic breast disease
Noun
the presence of one or more cysts in a breast
fibrocystic disease of the breast
Noun
the presence of one or more cysts in a breast
fibroadenoma
Noun
benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast
fibroid tumor
Noun
benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)
fibroid
Noun
benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)
fibroma
Noun
nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue
furunculosis
Noun
acute skin disease characterized by the presence of many furuncles
farmer's lung
Noun
alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay
frostbite
Noun
destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene
fusarium wilt
Noun
wilt caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium
flag smut
Noun
smut affecting leaves and stems of cereals and other grasses
false smut
Noun
disease of rice
fistulous withers
Noun
a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse
fowl cholera
Noun
an acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia
fowl pest
Noun
either of two acute viral diseases of domestic fowl
foot-and-mouth disease
Noun
acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs
foot rot
Noun
contagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep)
foot rot
Noun
plant disease in which the stem or trunk rots at the base
first-degree burn
Noun
burn causing redness of the skin surface
fatigue fracture
Noun
fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury
fructosuria
Noun
the presence of levulose is the urine
furry tongue
Noun
a benign side effect of some antibiotics
festination
Noun
involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease)
formication
Noun
hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin
fetal alcohol syndrome
Noun
a congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy
filariasis
Noun
a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels
fasciculation
Noun
muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
fibrositis
Noun
inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle sheaths)
fibromyositis
Noun
local inflammation of muscle and connective tissue
folliculitis
Noun
inflammation of a hair follicle
febrility
Noun
a rise in the temperature of the body
funiculitis
Noun
inflammation of a funiculus (especially an inflammation of the spermatic cord)