1
: a bodily disorder or chronic disease
a stomach ailment
2
: unrest, uneasiness
an emotional ailment
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She suffered from a chronic back ailment.
The doctor treated him for a variety of ailments.
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Summary Celery has been used throughout history as a folk medicine to relieve many ailments.
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Hannah Coakley, Msph, Rdn, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Most common ailments aren’t connected to a single gene; polygenic risk scores aim to predict the lifetime likelihood of conditions, such as diabetes, in which many genes contribute to a person’s risk.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
Other clay figures—of ibises, dwarfs, and women—were prescribed for other ailments.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 12 Jan. 2025
These ailments are minor, however, and don't detract from the series' overall creative success.
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Hannah Coakley, Msph, Rdn, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Most common ailments aren’t connected to a single gene; polygenic risk scores aim to predict the lifetime likelihood of conditions, such as diabetes, in which many genes contribute to a person’s risk.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
Other clay figures—of ibises, dwarfs, and women—were prescribed for other ailments.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 12 Jan. 2025
These ailments are minor, however, and don't detract from the series' overall creative success.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Ailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ailment. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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ailment
noun
ail·ment
ˈā(ə)l-mənt 
: a bodily disorder or chronic disease
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