venereophobia
A morbid fear of venereal disease.

venereophobias
plural of venereophobia

venerology
The study and treatment of venereal disease

venopathies
plural of venopathy

venopathy
Any disorder of veins (for example, phlebitis, veno-occlusive disease).

ventriculitides
plural of ventriculitis

ventriculitis
Inflammation of the ventricles in the brain.

ventriculoencephalitis
inflammation of the ventricles of the brain

venulopathies
plural of venulopathy

venulopathy
Any disease of the venules

verbigeration
An obsessive repetition of meaningless words and phrases, especially as a symptom of mental illness.

verbigerations
plural of verbigeration

vermilionectomies
plural of vermilionectomy

vermilionectomy
The surgical removal of the vermilion border, sometimes performed to treat carcinoma of the lip.

veronalism
Poisoning from veronal or other barbiturates.

vesania
Madness, insanity, mental derangement.

vesiculitides
plural of vesiculitis

vesiculitis
Inflammation of a vesicle, often specifically the seminal vesicles

vestibulitis
Inflammation of a vestibule, especially localized vulvodynia in the vestibular region (the entry point into the vagina).

vestibulopathies
plural of vestibulopathy

vestibulopathy
Any disease that affects the vestibule of the ear

vibrioses
plural of vibriosis

vibriosis
Infection by bacteria of the genus Vibrio.

villitis
inflammation of the chorionic villi

vinquish
A disease of sheep, associated with granite soils.

viraemia
The condition or disease of having a virus in the bloodstream.

viraemias
plural of viraemia

viremia
Alternative spelling of viraemia.

viremias
plural of viremia

virocontrol
The biocontrol of pathogens by infection with a virus

virokinetics
The kinetics of viral infection

virologies
plural of virology

virology
The branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral diseases.

viroses
plural of virosis

virosis
Any disease caused by a virus.

virusemia
Synonym of viraemia.

visceropathies
plural of visceropathy

visceropathy
Any disease of the bowels

visceroptosis
A prolapse or sinking downward of the abdominal viscera below their natural position.

vitiligoidea
Synonym of xanthelasmoidea.

vitreitis
inflammation of the vitreous humour

vitreopathies
plural of vitreopathy

vitreopathy
Any disease of the vitreous humour.

vitreoretinochoroidopathy
choroidal vitreoretinopathy

vitreoretinopathies
plural of vitreoretinopathy

vitreoretinopathy
Any of various eye diseases affecting the retina and vitreous humor.

vitritis
inflammation associated with the vitreous humor

vitroretinopathy
Misspelling of vitreoretinopathy.

vives
A disease of animals, especially horses, based in the glands under the ear, where a tumour is formed which sometimes ends in suppuration.

volaemia
blood volume

volemia
Alternative form of volaemia.

volepox
A viral disease of voles caused by a virus of species Orthopoxvirus volepox.

volvulosis
Onchocerciasis.

vomica
An abscess cavity in the lungs or any other parenchymal organ.

vomicae
plural of vomica

vomicas
plural of vomica

vomito
The most virulent form of yellow fever.
The black vomit associated with the worst form of yellow fever.

vomitos
plural of vomito

vulvitides
plural of vulvitis

vulvitis
An often painful inflammation of the vulva.

vulvodynia
Pain in the vulva unexplained by vulvar or vaginal infection or skin disease.

vulvovaginatis
Misspelling of vulvovaginitis.

vulvovaginitides
plural of vulvovaginitis

vulvovaginitis
Inflammation of the vulva and vagina.

vulvovaginitises
plural of vulvovaginitis

wabyeong
Alternative form of hwabyeong.

wantage
want; lack; deficiency

wartpox
Variola verrucosa, an aggravated form of hornpox.

wetwood
Wood with a darkened or wet appearance resulting from abnormally high water content or a bacterial infection.

whitepox
A milder form of smallpox; alastrim.

wildfire
A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
Greek fire.
A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.
Something that acts or spreads quickly and uncontrollably.

wildfires
plural of wildfire

witkop
A scalp disease similar to favus, characterised by hair loss and white crust.

wks
plural of wk; weeks.

woodrot
The decayed portions of wooden structure, usually caused by a fungal infection.
The process of such decay.

woodrots
plural of woodrot

wristitis
An affliction in the wrist.

wuchereriasis
infection by the nematode Wuchereria bancrofti

xanomeline
A muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist with reasonable selectivity for the M1 and M4 subtypes, possibly useful in treating Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.

xanthelasmoidea
A disease resembling xanthelasma, which leaves yellowish or brownish patches on the skin.

xanthoastrocytoma
A normally benign form of astrocytoma.

xanthoastrocytomas
plural of xanthoastrocytoma

xanthochromia
The yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid that accompanies certain conditions, especially subarachnoid hemorrhage.

xanthocyanopia
Color blindness in which red and green cannot be distinguished.

xanthogranuloma
A form of histiocytosis with yellowish lesions.

xanthogranulomas
plural of xanthogranuloma

xanthogranulomata
plural of xanthogranuloma

xanthokyanopy
Alternative form of xanthocyanopia.

xanthopathy
Xanthochromia.

xanthopia
A visual disorder in which things appear yellowish.

xanthopsia
A visual defect, a form of chromatopsia in which everything appears yellow.

xanthopsy
Archaic form of xanthopsia.

xenodiagnoses
plural of xenodiagnosis

xenodiagnosis
The diagnosis of an infectious disease (especially of trypanosomiasis) by exposure to a vector of that disease, incubating the vector and examining it for the presence of the disease.

xenoinfection
Infection of one species by an organism that normally infects another.

xenoinfections
plural of xenoinfection

xenopathology
The study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences among different sentient species of the galaxy.

xenophonia
A mild speech disorder characterised by a changed accent or intonation.

xenosialitis
Inflammation caused by xenoantibodies.

xenotransmission
Transmission (typically of disease) between species.

xenotumor
A tumor that originates from a foreign organism.

xenotumors
plural of xenotumor

xerocytosis
A dehydrated form of stomatocytosis.

xeroderma
Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry, hard, scaly skin, especially ichthyosis.

xerodermas
plural of xeroderma

xerodermata
plural of xeroderma

xeroma
Dryness of the eye.

xeromas
plural of xeroma

xeroses
plural of xerosis

xerosis
Dryness.

xiphoidalgia
A syndrome characterized by pain and tenderness to the sternum.

xiphoiditis
Inflammation of the xiphoid process.

xyloporosis
A certain citrus viroid disease.

xylotherapy
A treatment of disease by applying wood to the surface of the body.

yersinioses
plural of yersiniosis

yersiniosis
A disease caused by infection by a bacterium of the genus Yersinia, especially Yersinia enterocolitica.

yersinosis
Synonym of yersiniosis.

zaspopathies
plural of zaspopathy

zaspopathy
An autosomal-dominant form of muscular dystrophy.

zincalism
zinc poisoning

zomotherapy
A regimen of medical treatment that involves prescribing a diet of raw meat in order to fight a disease.

zonulitis
Inflammation of the ciliary zonule.

zonulopathies
plural of zonulopathy

zonulopathy
Any disease or other condition associated with a zonule

zooanthroponoses
plural of zooanthroponosis

zooanthroponosis
The transmission of disease from humans to animals. Specifically it refers to diseases that are primary infections of humans but which can be naturally transmitted to animals. Examples include tuberculosis and human metapneumovirus.

zootrophotoxism
food poisoning caused by eating tainted meat

zygomycoses
plural of zygomycosis

zygomycosis
An infection caused by bread mold fungi.