a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s
antisocial personality disorder
Noun
a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect
auditory hallucination
Noun
illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds
affective disorder
Noun
any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
acousma
Noun
illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds
agitated depression
Noun
a state of clinical depression in which the person exhibits irritability and restlessness
anaclitic depression
Noun
severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute
acute schizophrenic episode
Noun
schizophrenia of abrupt onset and relatively short duration (a few weeks or months)
anxiety disorder
Noun
a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
aphonia
Noun
a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
anxiety reaction
Noun
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
adolescence
Noun
in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
adolescence
Noun
the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
abrachia
Noun
the condition of having no arms
amelia
Noun
congenital absence of an arm or leg
acariasis
Noun
infestation with itch mites
acariosis
Noun
infestation with itch mites
acaridiasis
Noun
infestation with itch mites
ascariasis
Noun
infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms
archidiaconate
Noun
office or position of an archdeacon
atrial septal defect
Noun
an abnormal opening between the left and right atria of the heart
anonymity
Noun
the state of being anonymous
alopecia
Noun
loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers
alopecia areata
Noun
patchy baldness
ankyloglossia
Noun
a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue
abjection
Noun
a low or downcast state
appro
Noun
an informal abbreviation of approval
ascendance
Noun
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
ascendence
Noun
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
ascendancy
Noun
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
ascendency
Noun
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
adulthood
Noun
the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity
adulthood
Noun
the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
achievability
Noun
the state of being achievable
attainability
Noun
the state of being achievable
attainableness
Noun
the state of being achievable
anaphylaxis
Noun
hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance
allergic rhinitis
Noun
rhinitis caused by an allergic reaction
air pollution
Noun
pollution of the atmosphere
acid rain
Noun
rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
abnormalcy
Noun
an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
acid precipitation
Noun
rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
atelectasis
Noun
collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants)
atypicality
Noun
any state that is not typical
anoxemia
Noun
abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood
arrested development
Noun
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
alloy
Noun
the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
alloy
Noun
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
alloy
Verb
to lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
aberrance
Noun
a state or condition markedly different from the norm