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| act up |
to happen again or return, as an illness or malfunction. [1/2 definitions] |
| ailment |
a sickness or disorder; illness. |
| 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] |
| chronic |
tending to a certain behavior or illness over a long time or without stopping. [1/2 definitions] |
| come down with |
When you come down with an illness, you go through the process of becoming sick with it. First you feel like there's something just a little bit wrong with you, and then you start to feel worse and worse. |
| contagious |
If a disease is contagious, it can be spread from one person to another. If you have a contagious illness, you can pass it to other people. [2 definitions] |
| cough |
an illness that causes a person to cough. [1/4 definitions] |
| crazy |
(informal) having a mental illness; insane. [1/4 definitions] |
| devastating |
When something is devastating, it causes very serious sadness or pain, or it causes terrible damage to something. A devastating illness causes great damage to a person's body, but it can also cause terrible sadness and pain. |
| diagnosis |
the act or process of finding out the nature of an illness or injury by examining its signs and symptoms. [1/2 definitions] |
| disability |
the condition or state of being unable to do certain things, especially when caused by an injury, illness, or other medical condition. [1/2 definitions] |
| disabled |
When a person is disabled, it's difficult or impossible for them to do certain physical things, or they cannot do certain mental tasks easily. Some people are born with a problem that causes them to be disabled. For example, they could be born without an arm. Some people become disabled after an accident or an illness. Some people are disabled for only a short time in their lives, and others may be disabled for a long time or all their lives. |
| disease |
a condition that causes harm to the health of a person, animal, or plant; illness; sickness. |
| disgust |
to cause strong dislike or illness in. [1/2 definitions] |
| exposure |
contact with something, such as a chemical or germ, that may cause physical damage or illness. [1/6 definitions] |
| fever |
a body temperature higher than normal that is usually caused by illness. [1/2 definitions] |
| first-aid kit |
a container that holds supplies such as bandages and medicine for treating things like insect bites, wounds, and sudden illness. |
| fit2 |
a sudden attack, outbreak, or convulsion related to an illness. [1/2 definitions] |
| germ |
a microscopic organism, especially one that causes illness. Bacteria and viruses that cause diseases are called germs. [1/2 definitions] |
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