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| act up |
to happen again or return, as an illness or malfunction. [1/2 definitions] |
| ail |
to distress or cause illness or discomfort to. [1/2 definitions] |
| ailment |
a sickness or disorder; illness. |
| allergy |
a reaction of your body to some substance that causes the feeling of illness. Common allergies are to animal hair, dust, pollen, and certain foods such as nuts. |
| amnesia |
partial or complete loss of memory as a result of an injury to the brain, illness, or shock. |
| asylum |
a place for the care of those who are not able to care for themselves, such as children without parents, people with mental illness, or the very old. [1/3 definitions] |
| attack |
a sudden beginning of a disease or illness. [1/5 definitions] |
| bedfast |
obliged to stay in bed, as due to illness; bedridden. |
| bedridden |
confined to bed by weakness or illness, esp. for a long time. |
| bedsore |
a skin sore caused by the prolonged pressure of bedding, as in a long illness. |
| blanch |
to make pale, as from illness or fear. [1/5 definitions] |
| bout |
a period or attack of illness. [1/3 definitions] |
| bug |
(informal) an illness. [1/4 definitions] |
| case1 |
in medicine, an instance of illness or one who is injured or sick. [1/9 definitions] |
| catch |
to become sick with an illness that goes from one person to another. [1/4 definitions] |
| chill |
the sensation of relative coldness, often accompanied by shivering and caused by lowered temperature or illness. [1/16 definitions] |
| Christian Science |
a religion based on Christian scripture that was founded in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century and that teaches that disease and illness can be treated by spiritual means. |
| chronic |
tending to a certain behavior or illness over a long time or without stopping. [1/2 definitions] |
| cold |
a minor viral illness of the respiratory system. [1/7 definitions] |
| come down with |
to become ill with (a cold, influenza, or some other illness). |
| convalesce |
to regain health or strength after an illness or injury. |
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