wall 1, noun (oh) and granuloma venereum (medicine)

wall 1, noun (oh)

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1 ?around an area?
2 ?in a building?
3 ?body?
4 wall of fire/water etc
5 wall of silence/secrecy
6 up the wall
7 off the wall
8 go to the wall
9 these four walls
10 be/come up against a (brick) wall
11 be climbing/crawling (up) the walls
12 walls have ears
13 hit the wall
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[Language: Old English; Origin: weall]
?AROUND AN AREA?
an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that divides one area from another or surrounds an area
-see also fence fence
stone/brick/concrete wall
::The estate is surrounded by high stone walls.
city/Garden etc wall
::the ancient city walls
::the Great Wall of China
::We climbed over the wall into the orchard.
?IN A BUILDING?
one of the sides of a room or building
on the wall
::I put some pictures up on the walls .
::Bob leaned against the wall .
bedroom/kitchen etc wall
::We decided to paint the bathroom walls blue.
?BODY?
the side of something hollow, especially within the body
::The walls of the blood vessels had been damaged.
::cell walls
wall of fire/water etc
a tall mass of something such as fire or water, that stops anything from getting past
::The boat was hit by a wall of water.
wall of silence/secrecy
a situation in which nobody will tell you what you want to know
::The police investigation was met with a wall of silence.
up the wall
spoken very angry or annoyed
::That noise is driving me up the wall (=making me annoyed) .
go up the wall BrE
::I've got to be on time or Sarah will go up the wall.
off the wall
informal very strange or unusual, often in an amusing way
::Some of Krista's ideas are a little off the wall.
go to the wall
informal if a company goes to the wall, it fails, especially because of financial difficulties
::Many small investors will go to the wall.
these four walls
spoken the room that you are in, especially considered as a private place
::I don't want anything repeated outside these four walls.
be/come up against a (brick) wall
to reach a point where you cannot make progress, especially because something or someone is stopping you
::We seem to have come up against a brick wall in this investigation.
be climbing/crawling (up) the walls
informal to be feeling extremely anxious, unhappy, or annoyed, especially because you are waiting for something or are in a situation which you cannot get away from
::The kids soon had him climbing the walls.
walls have ears
used to warn people to be careful what they say, because Other people, especially enemies, could be listening
hit the wall
informal to reach the point when you are most physically tired when doing a sport
-see also have your back to/against the wall at back 2 (21), be (like) banging your head against a brick wall at head (31), like talking to a brick wall at talk 1 (15), the Writing is on the wall at Writing (8), off-the-wall

granuloma venereum (medicine)

granuloma venereum -->
granuloma inguinale
<disease, microbiology> A rare sexually transmitted disease that is caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.

This infection is more common in the tropical and subtropical areas such as India, Guyana and new Guinea. There are approximately 100 cases reported annually in the United States. Men are affected more often than women. It is thought to be most commonly acquired through anal intercourse.

Symptoms include a small red nodule on the genitalia that may form elevated masses of reddened tissue (granulation tissue). The lesions gradual spread and destroy genital tissue.

Diagnosis is via tissue biopsy or culture.

Treatment includes antibiotics.

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