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sicknesses

[sik-nis]

sick·ness

[sik-nis]
noun
1.
a particular disease or malady.
2.
the state or an instance of being sick; illness.
3.
nausea; queasiness.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English siknesse, seknesse, Old English sēocnesse. See sick1, -ness
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Sicknesses is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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sickness sick·ness (sĭk'nĭs)
n.

  1. The condition of being sick; illness.

  2. A disease or an illness.

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