ailment
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mənt noun
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
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ailment (ˈeɪlmənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a slight but often persistent illness | |
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Ailment
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
ailment ail·ment (āl'mənt)
n.
A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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ailment
a harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state of an organism. A diseased organism commonly exhibits signs or symptoms indicative of its abnormal state. Thus, the normal condition of an organism must be understood in order to recognize the hallmarks of disease. Nevertheless, a sharp demarcation between disease and health is not always apparent
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Example sentences
The company is targeting medicines in the cardiovascular, diabetes, tuberculosis and psychiatric ailment areas.
The ailment may be in part the result of the stresses imposed on hives by this uniquely modern system.
The ailment of hypersensitivity, a symptom of the disease of political correctness, is breaking out in journalism.
Perry underwent surgery early this month to correct what his aides describe as a recurring back ailment.
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