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Noun: illness  il-nus
  1. Impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
    "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic";
    - unwellness, malady, sickness

Derived forms: illnesses

Type of: health problem, ill health, unhealthiness

Antonym: health

Encyclopedia: Illness

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