ziekte

Definitions of ziekte
  1. noun
    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
    synonyms: misselijkheid, onpasselijkheid, ziekbed
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    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
    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
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    indispositie
    a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
  2. noun
    an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
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    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
    klierziekte, krop, struma
    abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
    huidaandoening, huidziekte
    a disease affecting the skin
    oogaandoening, oogziekte
    any disease of the eye
    dierenziekte
    a disease that typically does not affect human beings
    plantenziekte, planteziekte
    a disease that affects plants
    gingivitis, parodontitis, tandvleesontsteking
    inflammation of the gums
    M.S., MS, multiple sclerose
    a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
    griep, influenza
    an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
    infectieziekte
    a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
    hepatitis, leverontsteking
    inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin
    kinkhoest, pertussis
    a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
    kou, neusverkoudheid, rinitis, verkoudheid
    a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
    astma, astma-aanval
    respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
    bronchitis
    inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
    longontsteking, pneumonie
    respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
    spieratrofie, spierdystrofie
    any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
    buikgriep, darmcatarre, darmontsteking, enteritis, gastro-enteritis, maag-darmcatarre
    inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis
    borstvliesontsteking, pleuris, pleuritis
    inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)
    angina, keelontsteking, keelpijn, laryngitis
    inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
    artritis, gewrichtsontsteking, gewrichtsziekte, synovitis
    inflammation of a joint or joints
    hypotrofie, inanitie, malnutritie, ondervoeding
    a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods
    krenterigheid, vuur
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
    spondylartritis
    a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis
    acne, jeugdpuistje, jeugdpuistjes
    an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
    eczeem
    generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
    krent, krentenbaard, rozijnenbaard
    a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode
    melanisme
    a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
    cataract, staar
    an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
    glaucoom
    an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)
    trachoom
    a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue
    hydrocefaal, waterhoofd
    any of various diseases of animals characterized by edema of the head and neck
    koepokken
    a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
    hoenderpest, vogelcholera, vogelpest
    an acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia
    hoenderpest, vogelcholera, vogelpest
    either of two acute viral diseases of domestic fowl; characterized by refusal to eat and high temperature and discoloration of the comb
    varkenspest, vlekziekte
    highly infectious virus disease of swine
    hondenziekte, hondeziekte, tempera
    any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
    mond- en klauwzeer, mond-en-klauwzeer, tongblaar
    acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs
    galligheid, leverbotziekte
    a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products
    runderpest, veepest, veeziekte
    an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes
    baardschimmel, baardschurft, scabiës, schurft
    a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)
    veeziekte
    any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague
    myxomatose
    a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits
    pseudo-vogelpest, pseudovogelpest
    disease of domestic fowl and other birds
    kippekoorts, kippenkoorts, pip
    a disease of poultry
    papegaaienziekte, papegaaieziekte, psittacosis
    infectious disease of birds
    gierstkoorts, zweetkoorts
    a disease of cattle (especially calves)
    roest
    a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi
    aardappelziekte, fytoftora
    fungous disease causing dark warty spongy excrescences in the eyes of potato tubers
    brand, brandziekte, kolenstof
    destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
    type of:
    misselijkheid, onpasselijkheid, ziekbed
    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
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