unwellness

Definitions of unwellness

1. noun

   impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
   synonyms: illness, malady, sickness

   antonyms:

   wellness

   a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

   types:

   condition

   an illness, disease, or other medical problem

   ague

   a fit of shivering or shaking

   amyloidosis

   a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma

   anuresis, anuria

   inability to urinate

   catastrophic illness

   severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and doctors and medicines

   collapse, prostration

   an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

   aeroembolism, air embolism, bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, gas embolism

   pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

   food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder

   illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food

   lead poisoning, plumbism, saturnism

   toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system

   disease

   an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

   hypermotility

   excessive movement; especially excessive motility of the gastrointestinal tract

   indisposition

   a slight illness

   ozone sickness

   illness that can occur to persons exposed to ozone in high-altitude aircraft; characterized by sleepiness and headache and chest pains and itchiness

   toxaemia, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy

   an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine

   growth

   (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

   excrescence

   (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body

   breakdown, crack-up

   a mental or physical breakdown

   shock

   (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

   botulism

   food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly

   mushroom poisoning

   toxic condition caused by eating certain species of mushrooms (especially Amanita species)

   ptomaine, ptomaine poisoning

   a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines

   salmonellosis

   a kind of food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium

   disease of the neuromuscular junction

   a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions

   aspergillosis

   disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs

   anthrax

   a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia

   blackwater

   any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells

   cat scratch disease

   a disease thought to be transmitted to humans by a scratch from a cat

   complication

   any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease

   crud

   an ill-defined bodily ailment

   endemic, endemic disease

   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

   enteropathy

   a disease of the intestinal tract

   incompetence

   inability of a part or organ to function properly

   Kawasaki disease, mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

   an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause

   pycnosis, pyknosis

   a degenerative state of the cell nucleus

   Indian tick fever, Kenya fever, Marseilles fever, boutonneuse fever

   a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals

   Meniere's disease

   a disease of the inner ear characterized by episodes of dizziness and tinnitus and progressive hearing loss (usually unilateral)

   milk sickness

   caused by consuming milk from cattle suffering from trembles

   mimesis

   any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease

   industrial disease, occupational disease

   disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)

   onychosis

   any disease or disorder of the nails

   rheumatism

   any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

   periarteritis nodosa, polyarteritis nodosa

   a progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area

   periodontal disease, periodontitis

   a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth

   liver disease

   a disease affecting the liver

   communicable disease

   a disease that can be communicated from one person to another

   exanthema subitum, pseudorubella, roseola infantilis, roseola infantum

   a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days

   respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness

   a disease affecting the respiratory system

   congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder

   a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically

   inflammatory disease

   a disease characterized by inflammation

   autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder

   any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues

   eclampsia

   a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy

   pre-eclampsia, preeclampsia

   abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated

   deficiency disease

   any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)

   cystic breast disease, cystic mastitis, fibrocystic breast disease, fibrocystic disease of the breast

   the presence of one or more cysts in a breast

   goiter, goitre, struma, thyromegaly

   abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet

   heat hyperpyrexia, heatstroke

   collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat

   algidity

   prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure

   pappataci fever, phlebotomus, sandfly fever

   a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii

   disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder

   a disease affecting the skin

   exostosis

   a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)

   polyp, polypus

   a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane

   peduncle

   the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body

   neoplasm, tumor, tumour

   an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

   malignance, malignancy

   (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death

   hamartoma

   a focal growth that resembles a neoplasm but results from faulty development in an organ

   eye disease

   any disease of the eye

   animal disease

   a disease that typically does not affect human beings

   plant disease

   a disease that affects plants

   ozaena, ozena

   a chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures

   filariasis

   a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels

   type of:

   health problem, ill health, unhealthiness

   a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain