major illness

collocation in English

meaningsofmajorandillness

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withillness.
major
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us
/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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illness
noun
uk
/ˈɪl.nəs/us
/ˈɪl.nəs/
a disease of the body ...
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(Definition ofmajorandillnessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmajor illness

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In addition, persons who had been diagnosed withmajorillnesswere found to have had higher mortality.
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No associations were found with bereavement,majorillnessin the family, social role changes, problems with the law or lack of a confiding relationship.
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To sum up my argument so far, alcoholism is amajorillnesswhich affects society.
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There has to be a stage in doing that where the minor illness must be separated from themajorillness.
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It is not amajorillness, but if one loses control of bodily functions, why should not the pads be supplied as required?
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A patient may assume that the doctor will be asked merely to confirm that he, the patient, is not suffering from amajorillness.
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Only those who are very rich indeed can survive amajorillness, or those who are very poor indeed and have second-class health care at public expense.
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We do not want to go back to the days when the small, not very well-equipped cottage hospital, was the centre for treating evenmajorillness.
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At the household level, a disaster could result in amajorillness, death, a substantial economic or social misfortune.
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It is helpful for the physician to know what sorts of community support the patient might expect during amajorillness.
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He enjoyed an extremely long life, free from anymajorillness, which contributed to the popular belief that he had mystical powers.
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The project aimed to encourage local officials to test innovative strategies for strengthening their health service to improve access to competent care and reduce the impact ofmajorillness.
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