Synonyms and antonyms of Causes, symptoms and the course of illnesses in British Thesaurus

aetiology (noun)

the cause of a disease

complication (noun)

something that makes a medical condition more dangerous or difficult to treat

crisis (noun)

medical a time when a disease starts to get better or worse very suddenly

dehydration (noun)

medical a dangerous lack of water in the body resulting from not drinking enough or by sweating, vomiting, or having diarrhoea

discharge (noun)

medical a liquid that comes out from a part of someone’s body when they are ill

hallucination (noun)

something that you think you can see or hear that is not really there, especially because of an illness or the effect of drugs

pathology (noun)

the way that a particular disease develops in someone

perforation (noun)

medical the process by which illness or injury causes a small hole or cut in an organ or tube inside your body

predisposed (adjective)

likely to suffer from a particular illness or condition

predisposition (noun)

the fact that someone is likely to think or behave in a particular way, or likely to develop a particular medical condition

retention (noun)

medical a situation in which harmful substances stay in the body instead of passing out of it

sclerosis (noun)

a process in which a soft organ or soft tissue in your body becomes hard

the shakes (noun)

informal uncontrolled quick movements of your body that you make because, for example, you are ill, nervous, or have drunk too much alcohol

susceptible (adjective)

likely to suffer from a particular illness or condition, or to be affected by it more severely than others are

swelling (noun)

the increase in size of an area of your body caused by an injury or an illness

symptom (noun)

a sign that someone has an illness

symptomatic (adjective)

showing the symptoms of an illness

tipping point (noun)

medical the time during an epidemic when the number of people who are infected with a disease increases very quickly

ulceration (noun)

the process by which ulcers are formed

vertigo (noun)

a loss of balance, or a feeling that things around you are spinning, often because you are in a very high place