affectie

Definitions of affectie
  1. noun
    a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
    synonyms: genegenheid, sympathie, warmte
  2. noun
    a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
    synonyms: aandoening, gebrek, gebrekkigheid, handicap, kwaal, ongemak, stoornis
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    kwaal
    an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
    geestesstoornis, zenuwkwaal
    (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
    zenuwkwaal
    a disorder of the nervous system
    hyposomnie, slapeloosheid
    an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness
    anorexia nervosa, anorexia-nervosa, anorexie, magerzucht
    a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
    ataxie
    inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
    M.S., MS, multiple sclerose
    a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
    dyslexie, leesblindheid, leeszwakte, legasthenie, woordblindheid
    impaired ability to learn to read
    hartaandoening, hartafwijking, hartklacht, hartklachten, hartkwaal, hartziekte
    a disease of the heart
    hoogspanning, hypertensie
    a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
    hartverlamming
    inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions
    hypothyreoïdie
    an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones
    bewegingsziekte
    the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
    geestesstoornis
    a disorder in one's mental state
    delirium, ijlkoorts
    a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations
    neurose, psychoneurose, zenuwaandoening, zenuwziekte
    a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
    afonie, heesheid, schorheid
    a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
    gehakkel, gestamel, gestotter
    a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
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