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an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
a doctor known for successfully treating patients with chronic back ailments
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Recent Examples of ailment
Other possible ailments that could have killed him include tuberculosis, epilepsy, diabetes and rabies.
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Marina Watts, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
While the show primarily centers around a seemingly nonstop barrage of severe ailments – appendicitis, copper poisoning and a punctured lung, to name a few – Baugh said the most common reasons guests visit the medical center are milder.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Summary Angelica root has been used in Chinese and Indian systems of medicine for various ailments.
—Trang Tran, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
Weinstein also received treatment for numerous other ailments, including diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis, and fluid buildup in his heart and lungs, his representatives said.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Marina Watts, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
While the show primarily centers around a seemingly nonstop barrage of severe ailments – appendicitis, copper poisoning and a punctured lung, to name a few – Baugh said the most common reasons guests visit the medical center are milder.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Summary Angelica root has been used in Chinese and Indian systems of medicine for various ailments.
—Trang Tran, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
Weinstein also received treatment for numerous other ailments, including diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis, and fluid buildup in his heart and lungs, his representatives said.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ailment
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But though ruthlessly efficient at killing off some frog species, the fungus is highly vulnerable to heat: Temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius (about 85 degrees Fahrenheit) slow disease progression.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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The agency’s $48 billion budget funds medical research on cancers, vaccines and other diseases through competitive grants to researchers at institutions throughout the nation.Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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Health experts said that could deter more Americans from receiving Covid shots and routine immunizations against various diseases that have for decades saved millions of lives and prevented crippling illnesses.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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With chronic illness, little moments like these become milestones.Alana Kaufman, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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Fascist leaders often target minority groups and blame them for the country's ills, the War Department cautioned.Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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To Gigi, the beneficiary, Pita was treated well, and, anyway, isn’t the American foster system a comparable social ill?Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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The idea of vigorous exercise can be daunting to people who are out of condition, Manmadhan said.Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Martin set a $2,000 signature bond with conditions that Spencer not commit any new crimes.Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sometimes the predatory instinct will get the better or the fever.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Walking pneumonia shares symptoms with common upper respiratory infections, such as fever, runny nose, and cough, which aren’t specific to any particular virus or bacteria.Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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Keanu Reeves pushed himself to the point of sickness in order to pull off intense stunts in John Wick.Eric Andersson, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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In short, this means Germany’s high rate of sickness cost its economy about €26 billion last year, according to VFA.BYRyan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Ailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ailment. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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