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Lymph node tuberculosis , scrof·u·la / ˈskrôfyələ/ • n. chiefly hist. a disease with glandular swellings, probably a form of tuberculosis. Also formerly called king's evil. DE… Nosology , nosology classification of diseases, XVIII. f. Gr. nósos disease; see -LOGY.
nosology (nos-ol-ŏji) n. the naming and classification of diseases. -itis , -itis suffix repr. Gr. -itis, prop. forming fems. of adjs. in -ī́tēs, used to qualify nósos disease, as arthrîtis (disease) of the joints (árthron),… morbid , mor·bid / ˈmôrbəd/ • adj. 1. characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, esp. death an… Gastroenterology , gastroenterology (gas-troh-enter-ol-ŏji) n. the study of gastrointestinal disease, which includes disease of any part of the digestive tract and also… myology , my·ol·o·gy / mīˈäləjē/ • n. the study of the structure, arrangement, and action of muscles. DERIVATIVES: my·o·log·i·cal / ˌmīəˈläjikəl/ adj. my·ol·o·…
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