abortifacient

an agent that causes abortion

abscess

a collection of pus formed as a result of infection by micro organisms

agalactia

lack of secretion of milk

alexiteric

prevents infectious diseases

amenorrhoea

the absence of menstrual periods

amentia

underdeveloped mind from birth to an early age

anemia

concentration of haemoglobin in the blood is below normal

analgesic

reduces the severity of pain

anorexia

loss of appetite

anthelmintic

drugs used to eradicate worm infestation

aphrodisiac

enhancer of love feelings and beauty, so described after the name of the Greek goddess of love and beauty ‘Aphrodite’

ascites

excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity

calculus

a stone in the kidneys, ureters, or bladder formed from substances in the urine a hard crust like deposit

carbuncle

a cluster of inner connected boils usually caused by the bactrum STAPHYLOCOCUS AUREUS

cephalalgia

headache

cerebropathy

brain disfunctioning

coxalgia

hip pain

croup

breathing problem due to respiratory obstruction

depurative

blood purifying agent

desiccating

dehydration, dryness of body parts

diaphoretic

induces perspiration

diuretic

normalizing flow of urine

dysmenorrhoea

difficult and painful menstruation

dysopia

difficult vision-eyesight

dyspnoea

breathing problem

dysphonia

speaking painful

dystocia

- difficult delivery

dysuria

painful urination

elixir

a substance held capable of prolonging life indefinitely

emollient

soothing agent

erysipelas

local inflammation of facial skin with bright redness

febrifuge

antifever agent

flatulence

gas in the intestine and stomach

gastropathy

stomach ailments

glaucoma

eye disease effecting optic disk and gradual loss of vision

gleet

a chronic inflammation of a bodily orifice accompanied by an abnormal discharge

gonorrhoea

morbid loss of semen

gripe

pinching and spasmodic pain in the stomach

hemicrania

one sided headache

hemiplegia

one sided paralysis

hepatodynia

malignant liver

hepatomegaly

abnormal enlargement of liver

hyperdipsia

brief intense thirst

hyperorexia

abnormal increase in appetite

hyperpraxia

restlessness

melalgia

body pain

nephralgia

kidney pain

neurasthenia

- nervous debility

notalgia

back pain

ostalgia

bone pain

paraplegia

one sided stroke

pectoralgia

chest pain

pertussis

whooping cough

phthisis

body wasting diseases

pruritus

body itching

splenomegaly

spleen enlargement