| stenosis | (noun) abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway | Synonyms: stricture |
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| symbiosis | (noun) the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other | Synonyms: mutualism |
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| tapinosis | (noun) (rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is given less importance by the name given it than it merits. | - |
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| telegnosis | (noun) apparent knowledge of distant events without using sensory perceptions | - |
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| thrombocytosis | (noun) increase in the number of platelets in the blood which tends to cause clots to form; associated with many neoplasms and chronic infections and other diseases | - |
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| thrombosis | (noun) the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel | - |
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| thyrotoxicosis | (noun) an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones | Synonyms: hyperthyroidism |
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| topognosis | (noun) recognition of the location of a stimulus on the skin | Synonyms: topognosia |
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| toxoplasmosis | (noun) infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus | - |
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| trichinosis | (noun) infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted | Synonyms: myositis trichinosa, trichiniasis |
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| trophobiosis | (noun) a symbiotic relation in which one organism protects the other in return for some kind of food product | - |
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| tuberculosis | (noun) infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) | Synonyms: T.B., TB |
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| ureterostenosis | (noun) stenosis of the ureter | - |
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| varicosis | (noun) pathological condition of being varicose or having varicose veins | - |
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| verticilliosis | (noun) wilt caused by fungi of the genus Verticillium | - |
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| xanthomatosis | (noun) widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism | Synonyms: cholesterosis cutis, lipid granulomatosis, lipoid granulomatosis, xanthoma multiplex |
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| xanthosis | (noun) an abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin | - |
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| zoonosis | (noun) an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans | Synonyms: zoonotic disease |
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| zymosis | (noun) (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus) | - |
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| (noun) a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol | Synonyms: ferment, fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis |