ziekbed

Definitions of ziekbed
  1. noun
    the bed on which a sick person lies
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    type of:
    bed, legerstede, nest, sponde
    a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
  2. noun
    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
    synonyms: misselijkheid, onpasselijkheid, ziekte
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    antonyms:
    gezondheid, gezondheidstoestand, salubriteit, welbevinden, welzijn
    a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
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    anurie
    inability to urinate
    collaps, dip, inzinking
    an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
    caissonziekte, decompressieziekte, duikersziekte
    pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
    botulisme, kadaverine, lijkegif, lijkengif, vleesvergiftiging, voedselvergiftiging, worstvergiftiging
    illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
    loodvergiftiging
    toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
    ziekte
    an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
    indispositie, ongesteldheid
    a slight illness
    vegetatie, woekeren, woekering
    (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
    dip, inzinking
    a mental or physical breakdown
    shock, shocktoestand
    (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, worstvergiftiging
    food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly
    salmonella-infectie
    a kind of food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium
    endemie
    a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
    gewrichtsreuma, gewrichtsreumatiek, reuma, reumatiek
    any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
    gingivitis, parodontitis, tandvleesontsteking
    a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth
    hepatisme, leveraandoening, leverkwaal, leverziekte
    a disease affecting the liver
    eclampsie
    a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
    klierziekte, krop, struma
    abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
    heliosis, zonnesteek
    collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
    huidaandoening, huidziekte
    a disease affecting the skin
    poliep
    a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
    blastoom, gezwel, neoplasma, tumor, vleeswoekering
    an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
    oogaandoening, oogziekte
    any disease of the eye
    dierenziekte
    a disease that typically does not affect human beings
    plantenziekte, planteziekte
    a disease that affects plants
    type of:
    indispositie
    a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
  3. noun
    the state that precedes vomiting
    synonyms: misselijkheid, onpasselijkheid
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    types:
    bewegingsziekte
    the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
    braakneiging
    a mild state of nausea
    zeeziekte
    motion sickness experienced while traveling on water
    type of:
    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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