minor illness

collocation in English

meaningsofminorandillness

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minor
adjective
uk
/ˈmaɪ.nər/us
/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/
having little importance, influence, or effect, especially when compared with other things of the ...
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illness
noun
uk
/ˈɪl.nəs/us
/ˈɪl.nəs/
a disease of the body ...
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(Definition ofminorandillnessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofminor illness

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How can we study common acuteminorillness?
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Pregnancy can be thought of as a continuum from normal healthy pregnancy, throughminorillness, severe morbidity, to death.
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The roles differed slightly across practices but all included the treatment ofminorillnessthrough booked and open access clinics.
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To examine the quality of their prescribing, we decided to compare each case against agreed practice guidelines for the use of antibiotics inminorillness.
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So to take an example: suppose the dilemma involves a patient demanding a prescription for antibiotics for aminorillnessthe prescriber believes to be viral in origin.
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Participants who had recently or currently suffered from anyminorillness, or had taken over-the-counter antiinflammatory or antihistamine medication over the previous 2 days, were rescheduled.
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We are suffering not from aminorillness, but from something that is much more debilitating.
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He died from a relativelyminorillnesswhich was complicated by his diabetes.
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There has to be a stage in doing that where theminorillnessmust be separated from the major illness.
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When researching the management of acuteminorillness, there are obvious bene ts in studying naturally-occurring diseases rather than those induced in the laboratory by innoculation with experimental viruses.
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He was asked for money before the doctor would even look at the child, who was suffering from aminorillness.
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That is the difference in cost between dealing with theminorillnessat the general practitioner stage and dealing with it at the hospital stage.
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They primarily treat a wide range of musculoskeletal problems, skin problems andminorillness.
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They enter town at noon or by dark and usually causeminorillness.
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The object is to assess the amount of ill-health, includingminorillnesswhich does not necessarily come under treatment by a doctor and is not otherwise recorded.
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It is an indication that aminorillness, or a more serious illness, on the day of the examination can stop a child from taking it.
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Reception stations, camp hospitals and regimental medical posts are provided in all areas where troops are billeted, for the accommodation and treatment of cases ofminorillness.
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All patients who are ambulatory and who are experiencingminorillnessor injuries that that can not wait for a family doctor are directed to attend this clinic.
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Most infections are asymptomatic; a small number cause aminorillnessthat is indistinguishable from many other viral illnesses; less than 1% result in acute flaccid paralysis.
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Elected in 2003, he asked the organization for a one-year delay (due to a seeminglyminorillness) in the beginning his term (which was set to start in 2004).
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