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1
the condition of not being in good health
- she was plagued by sickness most of her adult life
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2
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant or animal's normal bodily functioning
- a sickness that resulted in the death of millions of the nation's elm trees
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3
a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting
- the sickness that many women feel during the early months of a pregnancy
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