sickness
sick·ness
noun
1.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Origin
Inherited from Middle English sikness, from Old English sēocnes, sēocness, sēocnys, sēocnyss. By surface analysis, sick + -ness.
Phrases
- acute mountain sickness
- African horse sickness
- African sleeping sickness
- altitude sickness
- bleeding sickness
- bush sickness
- car sickness
- claw sickness
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