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sickness

[sik-nis]

noun

  1. a particular disease or malady.

  2. the state or an instance of being sick; illness.

  3. nausea; queasiness.



sickness

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. an illness or disease

  2. nausea or queasiness

  3. the state or an instance of being sick

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sickness1

before 1000; Middle English siknesse, seknesse, Old English ŧdzԱ. See sick 1, -ness
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Gaza's devastated medical system cannot cope with the level of sickness and war wounded.

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Between one and three in 100 pregnancies are thought to be affected by HG, which can cause extreme pregnancy sickness, threaten the life of the foetus and require intravenous fluids in hospital to prevent dehydration.

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As I wrote in 2022, there was little consensus about how it spread, at what stage of sickness it was most contagious, or who was most susceptible.

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Grippo wrote up another pregnant employee because she came in 15 minutes late as a result of morning sickness, and questioned another pregnant employee why she had so many doctor’s appointments, the lawsuit said.

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One can trace the “sickness” of children in bygone generations through child mortality statistics.

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