ziekteverschijnsel

Definitions of ziekteverschijnsel
  1. noun
    anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
    synonyms: aanwijzing, indicatie, indicie, symptoom, vingerwijzing
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    aanduiding, aanwijzing, indicatie, indicie, symptoom, vingerwijzing
    something that serves to indicate or suggest
  2. noun
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
    synonyms: symptoom
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    amenorree, amenorroe
    absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow
    aura
    a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
    syndroom, ziektebeeld
    a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
    abces, etterbuil, ettergezwel, etterzak, ulcus, verzwering, zweer
    symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
    etter, pus
    symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus)
    bontvoering
    a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue
    nies
    a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
    paralyse, paralysie, verlamming
    a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor
    galzucht, geelzucht
    yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
    congestie
    excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
    efflorescentie, exantheem, huiduitslag
    symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
    analgesie, analgie, gevoelloosheid, ongevoeligheid
    partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction
    pijn, zeer
    a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
    hartvergroting, hartverwijding
    an abnormal enlargement of the heart
    dyspepsie, indigestie
    a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
    brand, inflammatie, ontsteking, opvlieger, opvlieging
    a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
    hoest, hoestbui, kuch
    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
    hik
    (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
    misselijkheid, onpasselijkheid, ziekbed
    the state that precedes vomiting
    cardialgie, jicht, kramp, krimping, maagkramp, spasme, spierkramp
    a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
    koorts, koortstoestand
    a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
    atrofie
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
    ademstilstand
    transient cessation of respiration
    aamborstigheid, dyspneu, kortademigheid
    difficult or labored respiration
    constipatie, hardlijvigheid, obstipatie, verstopping
    irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
    buikloop, darmklachten, darmstoornissen, diarree, kakkerij, poeperij, racekak, schijterij, spuitpoep
    frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
    duizeligheid, duizeling, suizeling
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
    anemie, bleekzucht, bloedarmoede, chlorose, corvee, moeheid, vermoeidheid, vermoeienis
    a lack of vitality
    abstinentieverschijnsel, onthoudingsverschijnsel, onthoudingsverschijnselen, ontwenningsverschijnsel, ontwenningsverschijnselen
    any physical or psychological disturbance (as sweating or depression) experienced by a drug addict when deprived of the drug
    autisme
    (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people
    bewegingsziekte
    the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
    appendicitis, blindedarmontsteking
    inflammation of the vermiform appendix
    PMS, pms-centrum
    a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation
    bijeffect, bijverschijnsel, bijwerking, neveneffect, spin-off
    a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy
    hydropsie, oedeem, waterzucht, zucht
    swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
    hyper(a)emie, hyperemie
    increased blood in an organ or other body part
    efflorescentie, exantheem, huiduitslag
    any red eruption of the skin
    pijn, zeer
    a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
    agonie, doodsangst, doodsstrijd, doodstrijd, hartenpijn, hartepijn, hartzeer, lijden, lijdensweg, martelgang, zieleleed, zielenleed, zielenpijn, zielepijn
    a state of acute pain
    buikkramp, koliek, persing
    acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
    spierpijn
    pain in a muscle or group of muscles
    neuralgie, zenuwpijn
    acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves
    pijnscheut, scheut, steek
    a sharp spasm of pain
    angel, gifangel, pijnscheut, scheut, steek
    a mental pain or distress
    angel, gifangel
    a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
    onbehagen, ongemak, ongerief, ongeriefelijkheid, ongerieflijkheid, onlust, onlustgevoelens
    a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
    kwelling, torment, tortuur
    unbearable physical pain
    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)
    braakneiging
    a mild state of nausea
    mogigrafie, schrijfkramp
    muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil
    convulsie, stuip, stuiptrekking
    a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
    eelt
    bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
    eelt
    an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
    calcificatie, calcinatie, verkalking
    tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
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    bewijs, bewijsmateriaal
    your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
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