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  • 1illness — ill|ness W3S2 [ˈılnıs] n [U and C] a disease of the body or mind, or the condition of being ill ▪ She had all the normal childhood illnesses . ▪ I d been told I d been suffering from various illnesses . ▪ Her mother was just recovering from an… …

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  • 2illness */*/*/ — UK [ˈɪlnəs] / US noun Word forms illness : singular illness plural illnesses Other ways of saying illness: disease a serious illness that usually lasts a long time, often one that affects a particular part of the body: tropical diseases ♦ She has …

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  • 3illness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly, fatal, incurable, terminal ▪ catastrophic (AmE, law), critical, dangerous, debilitating, devastating …

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  • 4illness — ill|ness [ ılnəs ] noun *** uncount the state of feeling sick or having a disease: He missed five days of school because of illness. patients who are recovering from major surgery or serious illness a. count a particular disease, or a period of… …

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  • 5illness — / Ilnis/ noun (C, U) a disease of the body or mind: She had all the normal childhood illnesses. | mental illness | serious illness: an insurance policy that guarantees an income in the event of serious illness | minor illness (=one that is not… …

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  • 6Authors with mental illness — A number of published authors have had mental illness. This list is to acknowledge the wealth of literature that has come from those who struggled with mental illness. Earlier figures were often reluctant to discuss or seek treatment for mental… …

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  • 7Charles Darwin's illness — For much of his adult life Charles Darwin s illness repeatedly affected him with an uncommon combination of symptoms, leaving him severely debilitated for long periods of time, incapable of normal life and intellectual production, staying in bed… …

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  • 8Foodborne illness — Food safety Terms Foodborne illness Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) …

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  • 9MENTAL ILLNESS — Man has been subject to mental illness from the earliest known times. The Bible makes frequent reference   to it among Jews, and describes recognizable types of mental disturbances. The reference in Leviticus 20:27, A man also or a woman that… …

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  • 10Mass psychogenic illness — (MPI), also called mass sociogenic illness,[1] is “the rapid spread of illness signs and symptoms affecting members of a cohesive group, originating from a nervous system disturbance involving excitation, loss or alteration of function, whereby… …

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