malady
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(noun) any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies afflict our nation?" |
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Related Words: condition |
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(noun) impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism |
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Synonyms: illness, sickness |
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Related Words: aeroembolism, ague, air embolism, amyloidosis, anuresis, anuria, bends, caisson disease, catastrophic illness, collapse, decompression sickness, disease, food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder, growth, health problem, ill health, indisposition, lead poisoning, plumbism, ptomaine, ptomaine poisoning, saturnism, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy, unhealthiness |
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