| urinalysis | (noun) (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis) | Synonyms: uranalysis |
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| uveitis | (noun) inflammation of the uvea of the eye | - |
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| uvulitis | (noun) inflammation of the uvula | - |
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| vaginitis | (noun) inflammation of the vagina (usually associated with candidiasis) | - |
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| valvulitis | (noun) inflammation of a valve (especially of a cardiac valve as a consequence of rheumatic fever) | - |
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| varicosis | (noun) pathological condition of being varicose or having varicose veins | - |
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| vasculitis | (noun) inflammation of a blood vessel | - |
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| vasovesiculitis | (noun) inflammation of the vas deferens and seminal vesicles; usually occurring with prostatitis | - |
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| verdigris | (noun) a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time | - |
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| (noun) a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment | Synonyms: cupric acetate |
| (verb) color verdigris | - |
| vermis | (noun) the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres | Synonyms: vermis cerebelli |
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| verticilliosis | (noun) wilt caused by fungi of the genus Verticillium | - |
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| vesiculitis | (noun) inflammation of a seminal vesicle (usually in conjunction with prostatitis) | - |
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| vulvitis | (noun) inflammation of the vulva | - |
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| vulvovaginitis | (noun) inflammation of the vulva and the vagina | - |
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| whatsis | (noun) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | Synonyms: dojigger, doodad, doohickey, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, widget |
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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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| xenogenesis | (noun) the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal | Synonyms: alternation of generations, heterogenesis |
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| zoonosis | (noun) an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans | Synonyms: zoonotic disease |
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| zymolysis | (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, zymosis |
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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 |