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maladie

Definitions of maladie
  1. noun
    an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
    synonyms: mal
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    types:
    mal de la route
    the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
    mal de mer
    motion sickness experienced while traveling on water
    type of:
    dérèglement
    a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
  2. noun
    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
    synonyms: mal
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    antonyms:
    bonne santé, santé
    a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
    types:
    effondrement
    an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
    intoxication alimentaire
    illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
    intoxication par l'oxyde de carbone, intoxication saturnine
    toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
    toxémie gravidique de grossesse
    an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
    excroissance, grosseur
    (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
    dépression, effondrement
    a mental or physical breakdown
    choc, trauma
    (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
    botulisme
    food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly
    rhumatisme
    any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
    alvéolite, desmodontite, péricémentite, périodontite
    a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
    crise de foie
    a disease affecting the liver
    maladie contagieuse, maladie transmissible
    a disease that can be communicated from one person to another
    maladie génétique
    a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
    maladie inflammatoire
    a disease characterized by inflammation
    éclampsie
    a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
    carence, insuffisance
    any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)
    coup de chaleur
    collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
    affection cutanée, maladie cutanée
    a disease affecting the skin
    tumeur
    an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
    maladie de l'oeil
    any disease of the eye
    maladie animale
    a disease that typically does not affect human beings
    maladie des plantes
    a disease that affects plants
    type of:
    problème de santé
    a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
  3. noun
    an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
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    types:
    rhumatisme
    any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
    alvéolite, desmodontite, péricémentite, périodontite
    a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
    crise de foie
    a disease affecting the liver
    maladie contagieuse, maladie transmissible
    a disease that can be communicated from one person to another
    maladie génétique
    a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
    maladie inflammatoire
    a disease characterized by inflammation
    carence, insuffisance
    any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)
    affection cutanée, maladie cutanée
    a disease affecting the skin
    maladie de l'oeil
    any disease of the eye
    maladie animale
    a disease that typically does not affect human beings
    maladie des plantes
    a disease that affects plants
    gingivite
    inflammation of the gums
    sclérose en plaques
    a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
    contagion
    any disease easily transmitted by contact
    grippe
    an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
    maladie contagieuse, maladie infectieuse
    a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
    hépatite
    inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin
    coqueluche
    a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
    rhume
    a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
    asthme
    respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
    bronchite
    inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
    pneumonie
    respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
    gastro-entérite
    inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis
    angine, mal de gorge
    inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
    angine
    any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
    arthrite
    inflammation of a joint or joints
    malnutrition, sous-alimentation
    a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods
    acné, acné juvénile
    an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
    eczéma
    generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
    tumeur maligne
    a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
    haut-le-coeur
    a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks
    gale
    a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)
    flétrissement
    any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
    charbon
    destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
    type of:
    mal
    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
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