opvlieging

Definitions of opvlieging
  1. noun
    the swift release of a store of affective force
    synonyms: kick, opvlieger
  2. noun
    a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
    synonyms: brand, inflammatie, ontsteking, opvlieger
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    appendicitis, blindedarmontsteking
    inflammation of the vermiform appendix
    catarre, slijmvliesontsteking, spruw
    inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus
    dikkedarmontsteking
    inflammation of the colon
    conjunctivitis
    inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
    encefalitis, hersenontsteking
    inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)
    darmcatarre, darmontsteking, enteritis
    inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea
    bindweefselontsteking, fibrositis
    inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle sheaths)
    gastritis, maagontsteking
    inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating
    ruggemergontsteking, spondylomyelitis
    inflammation of the spinal cord
    neuritis, zenuwontsteking
    inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function
    buikvliesontsteking, peritonitis
    inflammation of the peritoneum
    aderontsteking
    inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)
    bijholteontsteking, sinusitis, voorhoofdsholte-ontsteking, voorhoofdsholteontsteking
    inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses
    amandelontsteking, tonsillitis
    inflammation of the tonsils (especially the palatine tonsils)
    schedeontsteking, vaginitis
    inflammation of the vagina (usually associated with candidiasis)
    spondylartritis
    a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis
    oftalmie, oogontsteking
    severe conjunctivitis
    hartspieronsteking, myocarditis
    inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart)
    slaapziekte
    an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness
    epicondylitis, tennisarm, tenniselleboog
    painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)
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    symptoom, ziekteverschijnsel
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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