ailments

noun

plural of ailment
as in diseases
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning a doctor known for successfully treating patients with chronic back ailments

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Recent Examples of ailments In the modern age, that responsibility extends beyond simply curing the ailments of war. — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026 And there’s reason to believe there might have been one or two more ailments. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026 Along with most teams at this juncture in the season, the Chargers have been managing the workload of some players who have been dealing with different ailments. — Gabriel Duarte, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026 The hospital serves children with more complex pediatric conditions including complex cardiac, neurosurgical, congenital anomalies, cancer and blood disorders in addition to the everyday ailments of the state’s children. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026 In these regions, the predominant ailments are HIV/AIDS, premature birth and birth trauma, congenital anomalies and injuries. — Emilee Flynn, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026 Some may find the value to be limited, especially if their dog or cat breed is younger or less predisposed to suffer from medical issues or ailments. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 Their lines formed chemistry, Logan Thompson was holding them in games and the minor ailments that kept key players out early have healed. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026 Some developed psychological illnesses or died within a few years from physical ailments. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ailments
  1. diseases
  2. illnesses
  3. ills
  4. sicknesses
  5. conditions
  6. fevers
Noun
  • Metabolic diseases may be around Wall Street, maybe asthma would be all around Washington Square.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Early on, with input from his team, Bancel decided to focus Moderna’s limited resources on rare diseases involving missing proteins, because seeing if the mRNA could replace them would be a relatively quicker process.
    — Time, Time, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of diseases
Noun
  • Skipping them can increase the risk of gastrointestinal illnesses, which can spread quickly in close quarters onboard.
    — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The new clinic offers a range of services for dogs and cats, including wellness exams, vaccinations, flea and heartworm prevention, microchipping, diagnostic lab work and treatment for basic illnesses.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of illnesses
Noun
  • Humor and/or wit feature in your work to address serious issues of the heart or to comment on the socio-political ills of the world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Hilton has blasted Becerra as taking the state’s voters for granted, failing to hold public campaign events to explain his detailed plans to address California’s many ills.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of ills
Noun
  • And while children, the elderly and those with certain sicknesses or medications are most susceptible to heat illness – these temperatures affect everyone.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • At the end of the day, both doctors agree that hotel stays shouldn’t deter people from traveling altogether, since there are always ways to proactively minimize exposure and subsequent sicknesses.
    — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
Definition of sicknesses
Noun
  • The new developments provide an additional basis for its deployment on commercial vessels, although wider adoption will depend on performance across different hull designs, operating conditions and routes.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Further updates will be available on their website as conditions change.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of conditions
Noun
  • The Bundibugyo virus comes from the same family as the Ebola virus that caused the 2014 West Africa and 2018 Congo epidemics, causing the fatal fevers associated with Ebola.
    — Ananya Rupanagunta, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Listeria’s high fevers can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of fevers

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