Noun
sickness -
defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure" ; "a great sickness of his judgment"
sickness -
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
illness ,
unwellness ,
malady
wellness ,
health the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health" ; "in poor health"
health problem ,
ill health ,
unhealthiness a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
condition the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
ague a fit of shivering or shaking
amyloidosis a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma
anuresis ,
anuria inability to urinate
catastrophic illness severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and doctors and medicines
prostration ,
collapse the act of assuming a prostrate position
bends ,
caisson disease ,
decompression sickness ,
aeroembolism ,
air embolism ,
gas embolism pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
food poisoning ,
gastrointestinal disorder illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
lead poisoning ,
plumbism ,
saturnism toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
disease an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
hypermotility excessive movement; especially excessive motility of the gastrointestinal tract
indisposition a slight illness
ozone sickness illness that can occur to persons exposed to ozone in high-altitude aircraft; characterized by sleepiness and headache and chest pains and itchiness
toxaemia of pregnancy ,
toxemia of pregnancy ,
toxaemia ,
toxemia an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
sickness -
the state that precedes vomiting
nausea
symptom anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
kinetosis ,
motion sickness the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
morning sickness nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy
