| withdrawal | the act of withdrawing, the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam |
| withdrawal drug withdrawal | the termination of drug taking |
secession
withdrawal | formal separation from an alliance or federation |
| bank withdrawal | the withdrawal of money from your account at a bank |
coitus interruptus
withdrawal method
withdrawal pulling out
onanism | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation |
alcohol abuse
alcoholic abuse
alcoholism abuse | excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks |
| withdrawal | the act of ceasing to participate in an activity |
| withdrawal | the act of taking out money or other capital |
| withdrawal | the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc., the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood |
alcohol thermometer
alcohol-in-glass thermometer | thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature |
| rubbing alcohol | lotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use |
tribromoethanol
tribromoethyl alcohol | an intravenous anesthetic |
| syndrome | a complex of concurrent things, every word has a syndrome of meanings |
withdrawal
backdown
climb-down | a retraction of a previously held position |
withdrawal
detachment | avoiding emotional involvement |
alcohol
alcoholic drink
alcoholic beverage
intoxicant
inebriant | a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent, alcohol (or drink) ruined him |
neutral spirits
ethyl alcohol | nonflavored alcohol of percent orproof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs |
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
ATF | the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson |
acute brain disorder
acute organic brain syndrome | any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible (temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head injuries or drugs or infection) |
adult respiratory distress syndrome
ARDS
wet lung
white lung | acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales, inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen, occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc. |
attention deficit disorder
ADD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADHD
hyperkinetic syndrome
minimal brain dysfunction
minimal brain damage
MBD | a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders |
bulimarexia
binge-purge syndrome
binge-vomit syndrome
bulima nervosa | a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food, characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting |
| bulimia binge-eating syndrome | a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and selfondemnation |
| carpal tunnel syndrome | a painful disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel, characterized by discomfort and weakness in the hands and fingers and by sensations of tingling, burning or numbness |
alcoholism
alcohol addiction
inebriation drunkenness | habitual intoxication, prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms |
Banti's disease
Banti's syndrome | a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen, accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis |
| Kallman's syndrome | hypogonadism with anosmia, a congenital sexual disorder that prevents the testicles from maturing at puberty |
Kawasaki disease
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome | an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever, of unknown cause |
Lambert-Eaton syndrome
Eaton-Lambert syndrome
myasthenic syndrome
carcinomatous myopathy | a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back, caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions |
| Asperger's syndrome | a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years, characterized by impaired social relations and by repetitive patterns of behavior |
paralysis agitans
Parkinsonism
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's syndrome
Parkinson's
shaking palsy | a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination |
Addison's disease
Addison's syndrome
hypoadrenalism
hypoadrenocorticism | a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin |
Cushing's syndrome
hyperadrenocorticism | a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol |
AIDS
acquired immune deficiency syndrome | a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles |
respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn
hyaline membrane disease | an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn), lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking, characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli |
| Horner's syndrome | a pattern of symptoms occurring as a result of damage to nerves in the cervical region of the spine (drooping eyelids and constricted pupils and absence of facial sweating) |
Hurler's syndrome
Hurler's disease
gargoylism
dysostosis multiplex
lipochondrodystrophy | hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism, characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation |
| Marfan's syndrome | an autosomal dominant disease characterized by elongated bones (especially of limbs and digits) and abnormalities of the eyes and circulatory system |
mongolism
mongolianism
Down's syndrome
Down syndrome
trisomy | a congenital disorder caused by having an extra st chromosome, results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation |
severe acute respiratory syndrome
SARS | a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in , characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia, can be fatal |
| organic brain syndrome | mental abnormality resulting from disturbance of the structure or function of the brain |
| syndrome | a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease |
cervical disc syndrome
cervical root syndrome | an abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal nerve roots in the neck region, involves neck pains and muscular weakness and paresthesia |
| Chinese restaurant syndrome | headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate |
| Conn's syndrome | disturbances in saltwater balance and symptoms of weakness and muscular cramps and twitching and convulsions and sometimes paralysis, usually caused by a benign tumor of the cortex of the adrenal gland that leads to excess secretion of aldosterone |
fetal alcohol syndrome
FAS | a congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy |
Gulf War syndrome
Persian Gulf illness | a medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the Gulf War, characterized by fatigue and headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain and respiratory disorders |
irritable bowel syndrome
spastic colon
mucous colitis | recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation), often associated with emotional stress |
Klinefelter's syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome
XXY-syndrome | syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production and mental retardation, a genetic defect in which an extra X chromosome (XXY) is present in the male |
| malabsorption syndrome | a pattern of symptoms including loss of appetite and bloating and weight loss and muscle pain and steatorrhea, associated with celiac disease and sprue and cystic fibrosis |