Thesaurus results for ILLNESSES

illnesses

noun

plural of illness

as in diseases

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning suffered from a mysterious illness that left her weak and tired all the time

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Recent Examples of illnesses The issue roiled French politics for years before lawmakers recently approved legislation allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026 Food Safety Another important reason to wash bananas is to reduce your risk of any illnesses. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026 Hair loss in women can be caused by many things, including your genetics, illnesses, nutritional deficiencies, physiological stress and shifts in hormones. — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026 These dangerous illnesses are all completely preventable and serve as a reminder of the importance of proper vaccines to protect the health of our families and children. — Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026 Some 40,000 more died days later in Nagasaki, and tens of thousands more from radiation illnesses in the days, weeks, months and years thereafter. — Scott Simon, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 Indigenous peoples who have lived in isolation have little immunity to common illnesses brought by outsiders, meaning even diseases such as a cold or flu could kill them. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 People often talk about illnesses like cancer as intruders in the house. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 As a result, more people have now died of environmental illnesses that followed the September 11 attacks than perished during the collapse of the towers that day. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

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Jennifer is still an American Kidney Fund Ambassador, and hopes that her and Kennus’ story helps other couples who are navigating kidney diseases.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Other Health Conditions Health conditions, including several autoimmune diseases, can lead directly or indirectly to dry eye syndrome.

— Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of diseases

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

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In this framework, the cure for the party’s ills can only come from inside the party, not from any external force.

— ANDREW MERTHA, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
Football cannot be expected to answer societal ills, but this is the sort of area in which the club’s foundation does its invaluable outreach work, a place touched by those statistics about deprivation and crime.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of ills

Noun

Signs of severe symptoms include bloody diarrhea, fevers over 102 degrees or frequent vomiting that prevents hydration, according to the CDC.

— Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026
While most people infected with the virus do not develop symptoms, others can experience anything from fevers, headaches, vomiting, and more within two to six days after being bit.

— Emily McLeod, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fevers

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The findings may help researchers better understand how repetitive motor behaviors emerge across different neurological and psychiatric conditions.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
The miner also raised concerns that most of the offer would be paid in Gold Fields shares and that the proposal was subject to several conditions.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

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