pericolo

Definitions of pericolo
  1. noun
    the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
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    antonyms:
    incolumità
    the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
    types:
    insicurezza
    the state of being subject to danger or injury
    type of:
    condizione, stato
    a state at a particular time
  2. noun
    a cause of pain or injury or loss
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    types:
    azzardo, rischio
    a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
    type of:
    causa
    any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
  3. noun
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
    synonyms: indizio, minaccia, sintomo, spia
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    prodromo
    an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur
    sindrome
    a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
    ascesso
    symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
    starnuto
    a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
    gobbo, gonfiamento, gonfiore, ingrossamento, rigonfiamento, sbuffo, sgonfio, tumefazione
    an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
    congestione
    excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
    irritazione, sfogo
    symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
    indolenzimento, intorpidimento
    partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction
    cardiopalmo, palpitazione
    a rapid and irregular heart beat
    arrossamento
    a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
    tosse
    a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
    singhiozzo
    (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
    nausea, voltastomaco
    the state that precedes vomiting
    crampo, spasmo
    a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
    cicatrice
    a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
    febbre, iperpiressia, ipertermia, piressia
    a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
    apnea
    transient cessation of respiration
    blocco intestinale, costipazione, stitichezza
    irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
    diarrea
    frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
    capogiro, vertigine
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
    autismo
    (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people
    appendicite
    inflammation of the vermiform appendix
    edema, idrope, idropisia
    swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
    irritazione, sfogo
    any red eruption of the skin
    indolenzimento
    a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
    agonia, tribolazione
    a state of acute pain
    bruciore
    pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
    colica
    acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
    nevralgia
    acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves
    crampo, fitta, punta, puntura, spasimo, spasmo, stilettata, trafitta, trafittura
    a sharp spasm of pain
    crampo, spasmo
    a mental pain or distress
    fitta, punta, puntura, stilettata, trafitta, trafittura
    a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running
    catarro
    inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus
    colite
    inflammation of the colon
    congiuntivite
    inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
    enterite
    inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea
    gastrite, gastropatia
    inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating
    mielosi
    inflammation of the spinal cord
    nevrite
    inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function
    peritonite
    inflammation of the peritoneum
    flebite
    inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)
    sinusite
    inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses
    tonsillite
    inflammation of the tonsils (especially the palatine tonsils)
    type of:
    documento, evidenza, prova, testimone, testimonianza
    your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
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