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• acidosis go
  abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
  
• alkalosis go
  abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
  
• ankylosis, anchylosis go
  abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
  
• arteriectasis, arteriectasia go
  an abnormal distension of an artery
  
• arthropathy go
  a pathology or abnormality of a joint
  
• asynergy, asynergia go
  absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously
  
• asystole, cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest go
  absence of systole
  
• diverticulosis go
  presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon
  
• flux go
  excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
  
• fluorosis go
  a pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)
  
• gammopathy go
  a disturbance in the synthesis of immunoglobulins
  
• glossolalia go
  repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor)
  
• angiopathy go
  any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts
  
• aphagia go
  loss of the ability to swallow
  
• stricture, stenosis go
  abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
  
• atherogenesis go
  the formation of atheromas on the walls of the arteries as in atherosclerosis
  
• ascites go
  accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity
  
• azymia go
  absence of an enzyme
  
• bacteremia, bacteriemia, bacteriaemia go
  transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
  
• sclerosis, induration go
  any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
  
• lipomatosis go
  pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body
  
• lithiasis go
  the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ
  
• cartilaginification go
  abnormal formation of cartilage from other tissues
  
• cyst go
  a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
  
• endometriosis, adenomyosis go
  the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus
  
• adhesion go
  abnormal union of bodily tissues
  
• hemochromatosis, iron-storage disease, iron overload, bronzed diabetes go
  pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues
  
• infarct, infarction go
  localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
  
• macrocytosis go
  the presence of macrocytes in the blood
  
• fibrosis go
  development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
  
• malacia go
  a state of abnormal softening of tissue
  
• mastopathy, mazopathy go
  any pathology of the breast
  
• neuropathy go
  any pathology of the peripheral nerves
  
• myopathy go
  any pathology of the muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction
  
• osteoporosis go
  abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium
  
• priapism go
  condition in which the penis is continually erect
  
• demineralization, demineralisation go
  abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone)
  
• pyorrhea, pyorrhoea go
  discharge of pus
  
• uremia, uraemia, azotemia, azotaemia go
  accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
  
• azoturia go
  excess of urea in the urine
  
• lesion go
  any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
  
• lymphadenopathy go
  chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease)
  
• slough, gangrene, sphacelus go
  necrotic tissue
  
• hyperbilirubinemia go
  abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood
  
• palilalia go
  a pathological condition in which a word is rapidly and involuntarily repeated
  
• reflux go
  an abnormal backward flow of body fluids
  
• otorrhea go
  discharge from the external ear
  
• rhinopathy go
  any disease or malformation of the nose
  
• hydronephrosis go
  accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter
  
• atelectasis go
  collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants)
  
• anoxemia go
  abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood
  
• coprolalia go
  an uncontrollable use of obscene language
  
• autoimmunity go
  production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body
  
• dysfunction, disfunction go
  (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
  
• sarcoidosis go
  a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands
  
• carotenemia, xanthemia go
  excess carotene in the blood stream
  
• stasis go
  an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped
  
• uropathy go
  any pathology of the urinary tract
  
• varicosis go
  pathological condition of being varicose or having varicose veins
  
• viremia, viraemia go
  the presence of a virus in the blood stream
  
• volvulus go
  abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the area of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction