(n.) The state of being reduced to fibers.

abscess ague anemia ankylosis anoxia apnea arrhythmia asphyxiation asthma ataxia atrophy backache bleeding blennorhea brokenness cachexia cachexy capriciousness chill chills choppiness colic constipation convulsion coughing cyanosis desultoriness diarrhea disconnectedness discontinuity dizziness dropsy dysentery dyspepsia dyspnea eccentricity edema emaciation erraticness fainting fatigue fever fitfulness fits and starts fluctuation flux growth hemorrhage high blood pressure hydrops hypertension hypotension icterus inconstancy indigestion inflammation insomnia intermittence irregularity itching jaundice jerkiness labored breathing low blood pressure lumbago marasmus nasal discharge nausea necrosis nonuniformity pain paralysis patchiness pruritus rash rheum roughness sclerosis seizure shock skin eruption sneezing sore spasm spasticity sporadicity sporadicness spottiness stagger tabes tachycardia tumor uncertainty unevenness unmethodicalness unpredictability unsteadiness unsystematicness upset stomach variability vertigo vomiting wasting whimsicality wobble