What is "illness" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does illness mean in English? Meaning of illness definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "illness" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "illness": impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

Noun

  • Meaning: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
  • Synonyms: illness malady sickness unwellness
  • Hyponyms: aeroembolism ague air embolism amyloidosis anuresis anuria bends caisson disease catastrophic illness collapse condition decompression sickness disease food poisoning gas embolism gastrointestinal disorder growth hypermotility indisposition lead poisoning ozone sickness plumbism prostration saturnism toxaemia toxaemia of pregnancy toxemia toxemia of pregnancy
  • Hypernyms: health problem ill health unhealthiness
  • Antonyms: health wellness
  • Synonyms:

    malady, breakdown, disturbance, ailment, sickness, disability, seizure, virus, collapse, relapse, disorder, syndrome, complaint, fit, confinement, indisposition, attack, malaise, affliction, prostration, dose, bug, infirmity, ailing, flu, ill health, convalescence, diseasedness, failing health, poor health, unhealth, what's going around,

    Antonyms:

    health, aid, healthiness, order, good health, well-being, wellness,

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    illness in English: illness
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