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Morbid and uncontrollable sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease.

quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue; as, the obstinacy of a disease or evil.

One skilled in treating diseases of the eye.

The science which treats of the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye.

The doctrine of the localization of disease, or which refers it always to a material lesion of an organ. Dunglison.

A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called malacia.

Any disease of the bones. [R.]

The branch of science which treats of the ear and its diseases.

A diseased condition of the ear.

s out; he laughed out, to be out at the elbows; the secret has leaked out, or is out; the disease broke out on his face; the book is out. Leaves are out and perfect in a month. Bacon. She has not been out [in general society] very long. H. James.

matter from the nostril, particularly if associated with ulceration of the soft parts and disease of the bones of the nose.

ht uneasiness to extreme distress or torture, proceeding from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; bodily distress; bodily suffering; an ache; a smart. "The pain of Jesus Christ." Chaucer.

in violence; to lessen or abate; to mitigate; to ease withhout curing; as, to palliate a disease. To palliate dullness, and give time a shove. Cowper.

Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease. Bacon.

al, rapid beating of the heart as when excited by violent exertion, strong emotion, or by disease.

ivener's palsy. See Writer's cramp, under Writer. -- Shaking palsy, paralysis agitans, a disease usually occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait.

The morbid phenomena produced by dwelling among marshes; malarial disease or disposition.

A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction.

A pandemic disease. Harvey.

A medicine for all diseases; a panacea. [R.]