ailments (noun)

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• snake oil — noun 1. (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty • Hypernyms: ↑liquid 2. communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive …   Useful english dictionary

• gripe water — noun Etymology: gripe (II) : dill water * * * gripe water or specif Gripe Water® noun A solution given to infants to relieve colic and minor stomach ailments • • • Main Entry: ↑gripe * * * gripe wa …   Useful english dictionary

• chiropody — noun the treatment of the feet and their ailments. Derivatives chiropodist noun Origin C19: from chiro + Gk pous, pod foot …   English new terms dictionary

• aviation medicine — noun the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight) • Syn: ↑aeromedicine, ↑aerospace medicine • Derivationally related forms: ↑aeromedical (for: ↑aeromedicine) • Hy …   Useful english dictionary

• cephalic vein — noun a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein • Syn: ↑vena cephalica • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel • Part Holonyms: ↑arm * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• mud bath — noun a bath in warm mud (as for treating rheumatism) • Hypernyms: ↑bath * * * noun : an immersion of the body or a part of it in mud (as for the alleviation of rheumatism or gout) * * * mud bath, a bath in mud mixed with certain medicines, as a… …   Useful english dictionary

• echovirus — noun Etymology: enteric cytopathogenic human orphan + virus Date: 1955 any of numerous serotypes of an enterovirus (species Human enterovirus B) found in the gastrointestinal tract that cause cytopathic changes in cells in tissue culture and are… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• enterovirus — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1957 any of a genus (Enterovirus) of picornaviruses (as the poliomyelitis virus) that typically occur in the gastrointestinal tract but may be involved in respiratory ailments, meningitis, encephalitis, and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hypochondria — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, plural, upper abdomen (formerly regarded as the seat of hypochondria), from Greek, literally, the parts under the cartilage (of the breastbone), from hypo + chondros cartilage Date: 1668 extreme… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• madness — noun Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being mad: as a. rage b. insanity c. extreme folly d. ecstasy, enthusiasm 2. any of several ailments of animals marked by frenzied behavior; specifically rabies …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• trainer — noun Date: 1598 1. one that trains 2. one (as a machine or vehicle) used in training 3. a person who treats the ailments and minor injuries of the members of an athletic team 4. chiefly British sneaker 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary