Krankheit

Definitions of Krankheit
  1. noun
    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
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    erkälten, verkühlen
    a fit of shivering or shaking
    Kollaps
    an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
    Lebensmittelvergiftung
    illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
    Unpässlichkeit, Unpäßlichkeit
    a slight illness
    Schock
    (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
    Salmonellenvergiftung
    a kind of food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium
    Artrose, Gelenkschmerzen, Rheuma
    any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
    Zahnerkrankung
    a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
    Erkältung, Erkältungskrankheit
    a disease affecting the respiratory system
    Entzündung, Infektion
    a disease characterized by inflammation
    Kropf
    abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
    Ausschlag, Hauterkrankung
    a disease affecting the skin
    Muskelgeschwulst
    a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
    Geschwulst, Geschwür, Tumor
    an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
    Augenerkrankung
    any disease of the eye
  2. noun
    an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
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    Artrose, Gelenkschmerzen, Rheuma
    any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
    Zahnerkrankung
    a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
    Erkältung, Erkältungskrankheit
    a disease affecting the respiratory system
    Entzündung, Infektion
    a disease characterized by inflammation
    Kropf
    abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
    Ausschlag, Hauterkrankung
    a disease affecting the skin
    Augenerkrankung
    any disease of the eye
    Paradentose, Parodontose, Zahnfleischschwund
    recession of the gums
    Grippe, Virusgrippe
    an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
    Virusinfektion
    a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
    Hepatitis, Leberentzündung
    inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin
    Keuchhusten, Pseudokrupp
    a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
    Schnupfen, erkälten, verkühlen
    a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
    Bronchitis
    inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
    Lungenentzündung
    respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
    Rippenfellentzündung
    inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)
    Halsschmerzen
    inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
    Fehlernährung, Mangelernahrung, Mangelernährung, Mangelerscheinung
    a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods
    Akne
    an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
    Flechte
    generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
    Rose
    any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions
    Tumorleiden
    a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
    grauer Star
    an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
    grüner Star
    an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)
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