Collocations withailment
These are words often used in combination withailment.
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chronic ailments
There are many chronic ailments that are outside the scope of the existing list.
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common ailment
It is a common ailment for elderly people.
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heart ailment
Suppose he has a heart ailment; he will not have the expectation of life that he otherwise would have.
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lung ailment
However, a lung ailment fell upon him, which took him out of the hunt to be put on the starting roster for the 1953 season.
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mental ailment
Mental ailment is a disease which, in one or other of its manifestations, might attack any one of us at any moment.
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minor ailment
Twelve of the interviewees volunteered during recruitment that their consultation that day was related to a perceived minor ailment episode.
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physical ailment
Enacted in 1965, it guaranteed every senior citizen governmentsponsored health insurance irrespective of income or physical ailment.
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respiratory ailment
Patient 7, who underwent surgery at age 5.2 months after three postponements due to respiratory infections, died 7 months after surgery from an undiagnosed respiratory ailment.
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specific ailment
Happily, most of the remaining articles concentrate on a specific ailment.
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stomach ailment
This indicated a stomach ailment of the kind he had suspected.
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various ailments
Eight others are under medical treatment for various ailments; of these, seven are employed in the garden, and the other is at indoor work.
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