acathexia | (noun) an inability to retain bodily secretions | - |
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alexia | (noun) inability to perceive written words | Synonyms: visual aphasia, word blindness |
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anorexia | (noun) a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite | - |
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areflexia | (noun) absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage | - |
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bulimarexia | (noun) a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting | Synonyms: binge-purge syndrome, binge-vomit syndrome, bulimia nervosa |
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cachexia | (noun) any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease | Synonyms: cachexy, wasting |
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dyslexia | (noun) impaired ability to learn to read | - |
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hyperpyrexia | (noun) extremely high fever (especially in children) | - |
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pyrexia | (noun) a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection | Synonyms: febricity, febrility, fever, feverishness |
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