rampage
violent disorder | violently angry and destructive behavior |
listening
hearing | the act of hearing attentively, you can learn a lot by just listening, they make good music--you should give them a hearing |
| hearing | (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence |
| administrative hearing | a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings |
| competence hearing | a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense) |
| fair hearing | a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits) |
| hearing dog | dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds |
hearing aid
ear trumpet | a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person |
| hearing aid deaf-aid | an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing |
| organ of hearing | the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound |
hearing
audition
auditory sense
sense of hearing
auditory modality | the ability to hear, the auditory faculty, his hearing was impaired |
colored hearing
colored audition | a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli |
| hearing | a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken, the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago |
| confirmation hearing | a hearing held by the US Senate to gather information on whether to approve or reject candidates for high federal office who are nominated by the president |
earshot
earreach
hearing | the range within which a voice can be heard, the children were told to stay within earshot |
hearing examiner
hearing officer | an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers |
| disorder | a disturbance of the peace or of public order |
| immunological disorder | a disorder of the immune system |
sleep terror disorder
pavor nocturnus | a disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare, they occur during NREM sleep |
| disorder upset | a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning, the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder, everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time |
| functional disorder | disorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified |
| organic disorder | disorder caused by a detectable physiological or structural change in an organ |
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) |
| eating disorder | a disorder of the normal eating routine |
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 |
| bladder disorder | a disorder of the urinary bladder |
| degenerative disorder | condition leading to progressive loss of function |
glandular disease
gland disease
glandular disorder
adenosis | a disorder of the glands of the body |
learning disorder
learning disability | a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills |
food poisoning
gastrointestinal disorder | illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food |
idiopathic disease
idiopathic disorder
idiopathy | any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause |
monogenic disorder
monogenic disease | an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes |
polygenic disorder
polygenic disease | an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once |
mental disorder
mental disturbance
disturbance psychological disorder
folie | (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion, a more neutral term than mental illness |
| metabolic disorder | a disorder or defect of metabolism |
nervous disorder
neurological disorder
neurological disease | a disorder of the nervous system |
brain disorder
encephalopathy
brain disease | any disorder or disease of the brain |
kidney disease
renal disorder
nephropathy
nephrosis | a disease affecting the kidneys |
respiratory disease
respiratory illness
respiratory disorder | a disease affecting the respiratory system |
genetic disease
genetic disorder
genetic abnormality
genetic defect
congenital disease
inherited disease
inherited disorder
hereditary disease
hereditary condition | a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically |
autosomal dominant disease
autosomal dominant disorder | a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome |
autoimmune disease
autoimmune disorder | any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues |
blood disease
blood disorder | a disease or disorder of the blood |
skin disease
disease of the skin
skin disorder | a disease affecting the skin |
| sleep disorder | a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern |
| anxiety disorder | a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom |
generalized anxiety disorder
GAD
anxiety reaction | 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 |
| obsessiveompulsive disorder | an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors |
| panic disorder | an anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks, the attacks are usually severe but brief |
phobia
phobic disorder
phobic neurosis | an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations, phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias |