| verminous | 1. Tending to breed vermin; infested by vermin. "Some . . . Verminous disposition of the body." (Harvey) 2. Caused by, or arising from the presence of, vermin; as, verminous disease. Origin: L. Verminosus, fr. Vermis a worm: cf. F. Vermineux. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| verminous abscess | Abscess due to parasitic worms or in which worms are found. Synonym: verminous abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| verminous aneurysm | An aneurysm in horses caused by Strongylus vulgaris larvae; usually involving the mesenteric arteries. Synonym: worm aneurysm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| verminous appendicitis | Appendicitis caused by obstruction or response to the presence of parasitic worms such as Ascaris lumbricoides, Strongyloides stercoralis, or the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| verminous bronchitis | Bronchitis and bronchopneumonia caused by invasion of the bronchi by lungworms; occurs commonly in cattle, swine, and sheep, but rarely in other species. Synonym: hoose, husk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| verminous ileus | Obstruction due to masses of intestinal parasites. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicular colic | Colicky pain occurring early in acute appendicitis. Synonym: vermicular colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biliary colic | Intense spasmodic pain felt in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen from impaction of a gallstone in the cystic duct. Synonym: gallstone colic, hepatic colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gallstone colic | Intense spasmodic pain felt in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen from impaction of a gallstone in the cystic duct. Synonym: gallstone colic, hepatic colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| painter's colic | Severe colicky abdominal pain, with constipation, symptomatic of lead poisoning. Synonym: Devonshire colic, painter's colic, Poitou colic, saturnine colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreatic colic | Severe colicky abdominal pain, resembling that of biliary colic, caused by the passage of a pancreatic calculus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric colic | Colicky pain associated with gastritis or peptic ulcer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vermicular colic | Colicky pain occurring early in acute appendicitis. Synonym: vermicular colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meconial colic | Abdominal pain of newborn infants. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal colic | Severe colicky pain caused by the impaction or passage of a calculus in the ureter or renal pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |