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| ad nauseam |
until one is sick of the thing being done, told, or the like. |
| ail |
to be ill or feel sick. [1/2 definitions] |
| ailing |
in poor or weakened health or condition; sickly or sick. |
| airsick |
feeling sick or dizzy because of air travel; feeling ill due to flying. |
| ambulance |
a vehicle that carries people who are sick or hurt to a hospital. |
| bedside |
the space beside a bed, especially of a sick person. [1/2 definitions] |
| better |
healthy again; no longer sick or injured. [1/4 definitions] |
| caregiver |
a person, like a nurse or aide, who takes care of a person who is sick or has difficulty taking care of themselves. [1/2 definitions] |
| carsick |
having a sick feeling while riding in a car, bus, or train. |
| case1 |
someone who is injured or sick; a patient. [1/5 definitions] |
| catch |
to become sick with an illness that goes from one person to another. [1/4 definitions] |
| caudle |
a warm drink made esp. for the sick, usu. containing wine or ale, bread, sugar, eggs, and spices. |
| cure |
something that makes a sick person healthy or well. [1/2 definitions] |
| diagnose |
to find out what is making someone sick. |
| disgust |
to cause a strong feeling against something; to cause someone to feel sick. [1/2 definitions] |
| disgusted |
feeling or showing very intense and immediate disapproval. This intense emotion can make a person angry or even feel sick because of how bad he or she feels that something is. |
| doctor |
a person whose job is to treat and give medicine to sick people or animals. [1/2 definitions] |
| down1 |
sick. [1/13 definitions] |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| faith healing |
a method of ministering to the sick through prayer and religious faith. |
| first aid |
medical help given to a hurt or sick person before they can get to a doctor. |
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