a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation
bereavement
Noun
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
blamelessness
Noun
a state of innocence
blameworthiness
Noun
a state of guilt
bloodguilt
Noun
the state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder
block anesthesia
Noun
anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve
block anaesthesia
Noun
anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve
brain-fag
Noun
a syndrome of exhaustion that affects mental keenness, caused by anxieties surrounding success
blackwater
Noun
any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells
blackwater fever
Noun
severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urine
brain damage
Noun
injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently)
brain disorder
Noun
any disorder or disease of the brain
brain disease
Noun
any disorder or disease of the brain
blood dyscrasia
Noun
any abnormal condition of the blood
boutonneuse fever
Noun
a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals
bends
Noun
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
bulimarexia
Noun
a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food
binge-purge syndrome
Noun
a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food
botulism
Noun
food poisoning from ingesting botulin
binge-vomit syndrome
Noun
a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food
bulima nervosa
Noun
a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food
binge-eating syndrome
Noun
a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation
brachydactyly
Noun
abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
brachydactylia
Noun
abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
bacteremia
Noun
transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
bacteriemia
Noun
transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
bacteriaemia
Noun
transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
brain fever
Noun
meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal
bronchopneumonia
Noun
pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
bubonic plague
Noun
the most common form of the plague in humans
bronchial pneumonia
Noun
pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
breakbone fever
Noun
an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
black lung
Noun
lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
black lung disease
Noun
lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
blastomycosis
Noun
any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces
barber's itch
Noun
fungal infection of the face and neck
black vomit
Noun
caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito
blindness
Noun
the state of being blind or lacking sight
bronchial asthma
Noun
respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing
bronchitis
Noun
inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
bronchiolitis
Noun
inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles
brucellosis
Noun
infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products
brucellosis
Noun
an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion
bilharzia
Noun
an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma
bilharziasis
Noun
an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma
branched chain ketoaciduria
Noun
an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup
bleeder's disease
Noun
congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding
blain
Noun
an inflammatory swelling or sore
bacillary dysentery
Noun
an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria
blue-blindness
Noun
rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow