Constriction

• spasm

  (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel).

• strangulation

  (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other...

Growth

• growth

  (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor).

• excrescence

  (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body.

Spot

• plaque

  (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body.

• nebula

  (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea.

Slough

• mummification

  (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is...

• gas gangrene

  (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce...

Also contains

• shock

  (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells;...

• wart

  (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus.

• bulla

  (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.

• insufficiency

  (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally.

• paleopathology

  The study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence).

• jactitation

  (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe...

• irritation

  (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the...

• incubation

  (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen...

• amyloid

  (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration...

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• diagnostician

  A doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis.