corona discharge
— Noun
– English
~ an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
Cirsium discolor
— Noun
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~ stout North American thistle with purplish-pink flower heads
co-discoverer
— Noun
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~ someone who is the first of two or more people to discover something
cystic breast disease
— Noun
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~ the presence of one or more cysts in a breast
Christmas disease
— Noun
– English
~ a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX
coronary artery disease
— Noun
– English
~ a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
celiac disease
— Noun
– English
~ a disorder in children and adults; inability to tolerate wheat protein (gluten); symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation; often accompanied by lactose intolerance
caisson disease
— Noun
– English
~ pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
Crohn's disease
— Noun
– English
~ a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss
Cupid's disease
— Noun
– English
~ a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
Cushing's disease
— Noun
– English
~ a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity
congenital disease
— Noun
– English
~ a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
communicable disease
— Noun
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~ a disease that can be communicated from one person to another
contagious disease
— Noun
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~ any disease easily transmitted by contact
chafing dish
— Noun
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~ a metal pan over a heater; used to cook or to keep things warm at the table
compact-disk burner
— Noun
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~ recording equipment for making compact disks
compact disk
— Noun
– English
~ a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser