GRE Group: GRE Word Related to Disease

1. Amnesia (n): loss of memory
   
   
   
   
2. Anemia (n): disease condition in which blood lacks RBC
   Use: Pernicious (destructive) anemia is one type of anemia
   
3. Aphasia (n): loss of speech due to injury or illness
4. Astigmatism (n): eye defect that prevent proper function
5. Atrophy (n): wasting away
   Use: polio victims need physiotherapy to prevent the atrophy of affected limbs.
6. Cataract (n): eye abnormality
   Secondary meaning: great waterfall
7. Dyslexia (n): a disorder involving difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols
   Taare Zameen Par (English: Stars on Earth) was an superhit movie of Amir Khan Production in which Amir khan cares and encourage a student who is dyslexic.
8. Dyspeptic (adj): suffering from indigestion
9. Malady (n): illness
10. Vertigo (n): severe dizziness
    
11. Insomnia (n): Habitual sleeplessness