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illness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | malady, sickness, unwellness |
| Type of | health problem, ill health, unhealthiness |
| Has types | amyloidosis, anuresis, anuria, bends, caisson disease, catastrophic illness, collapse, condition, decompression sickness, disease, food poisoning, gas embolism, aeroembolism, growth, hypermotility, indisposition, lead poisoning, ozone sickness, plumbism, prostration, saturnism, toxaemia, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy, gastrointestinal disorder, ague, air embolism |
| Derivation | ill |
Examples of illness
illness
Six years from the start of her illness, your sister's eyes are still a problem.
From the stltoday.com
The youngster survived the illness only to die in a car crash a few years later.
From the timesunion.com
The cost for treatment of an unexpected illness can quickly add up to thousands.
From the news10now.com
Hall-Volpenhein sat out much of the second half with an illness, his coach said.
From the kentucky.com
Former Kentucky football star Ralph Kercheval has died following a long illness.
From the kentucky.com
He saves regularly and has protection insurance in the event of serious illness.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Sixteen percent of the country's 2 million prisoners suffer from mental illness.
From the infowars.com
The illness was first identified at the estate and other woodland areas in 2009.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Of course, the vast majority of daily tweets have nothing to do with an illness.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
- (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan"
- (ill) affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
- (ill) ailment: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- (ill) resulting in suffering or adversity; "ill effects"; "it's an ill wind that blows no good"
- (ill) unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
- Illness (sometimes referred to as ill-health or ailment) is a state of poor health. Illness is sometimes considered a synonym for disease. Others maintain that fine distinctions exist. Some have described illness as the subjective perception by a patient of an objectively defined disease.
- (Ill.) Illinois , is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. ...
- (Ill (Daria episode)) This is a list of episodes for the MTV animated series Daria.
