| RINDERPEST | An acute contagious viral disease of cattle, characterised by severe inflammation of the intestinal tract and diarrhoea |
| DIPHTHERIA | An infectious throat disease characterised by severe inflammation of mucous membranes (10) |
| PERITONITIS | Inflammation of the intestinal membrane (11) |
| COWPOX | A viral disease of cattle |
| MUMPS | Acute contagious viral disease of the parotid salivary glands (5) |
| MILKFEVER | Metabolic disease affecting dairy cattle, characterised by low blood calcium levels (4,5) |
| CROHNSDISEASE | Chronic medical condition involving severe inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract |
| QUINSY | Severe inflammation of the throat |
| DISTEMPER | A highly contagious viral disease of dogs (9) |
| MEASLES | Acute, contagious viral disease occurring mainly in children (7) |
| AMBERGRIS | Waxy substance, secreted by the intestinal tract of the sperm whale, used in the manufacture of perfumes (9) |
| FOWLPEST | Acute viral disease of poultry characterised by discoloration of the wattles (4,4) |
| ASCETIC | Characterised by severe self-discipline and abstention (7) |
| BRUTAL | Dry gangster characterised by severe violence (6) |
| COELOM | The principal body cavity in most animals, located between the intestinal canal and the body wall |
| SMALLPOX | An acute, highly contagious viral disease, the characteristic skin rash of which left pitted scars or pockmarks when healed (8) |
| THEDUSTBOWL | Prairie region of the south central US affected by severe soil erosion in the early 1930s (3,4,4) |
| MALARIA | Generally intermittent and recur rent infectious disease caused by mosquito bite characterized by severe chills and fever |
| DUSTBOWL | Large area of North America's Great Plains affected by severe soil erosion in the 1930s (4,4) |
| ECTHYMA | Contagious viral disease, marked by vesicular and pustular lesions on the lips. (7) |
