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staphylococcus collapse: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

bacillus collapse: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

streptococcus collapse: spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis

pathogen collapse: any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)

spirochete collapse: parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals

anaerobe collapse: an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live

spore collapse: a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"

bacteria collapse: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants

genetic disease collapse: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically

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

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

pathology collapse: the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases; any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

infectious disease collapse: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

syndrome collapse: a complex of concurrent things; "every word has a syndrome of meanings"; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

malady collapse: any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies afflict our nation?"

illness collapse: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

germ collapse: a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

ailment collapse: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

microbe collapse: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

disability collapse: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

endemic collapse: a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island"; 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; native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"; of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; "diseases endemic to the tropics"; "endemic malaria"; "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world"

morbidity collapse: an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind; "his fear of being alone verges on morbidity"; the relative incidence of a particular disease

fungus collapse: a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores

sickness collapse: defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment"

virus collapse: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein; a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"; a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

allergy collapse: hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity

affliction collapse: a cause of great suffering and distress; a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health; a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity

distemper collapse: a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery; a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder; paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder; any of various infectious viral diseases of animals; paint with distemper

atrophy collapse: any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use); a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse; undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"

symptom collapse: anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence; (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

color blindness collapse: genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue

deformity collapse: an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

syphilis collapse: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

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