ravages of disease
collocation in Englishmeaningsofravagesanddisease
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ravages
noun[plural]
uk/ˈræv.ɪ.dʒɪz/us/ˈræv.ɪ.dʒɪz/
the damage caused by disease, time, ...
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disease
noun
uk/dɪˈziːz/us/dɪˈziːz/
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by ...
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(Definition ofravagesanddiseasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Reconstructive plastic surgery to correctravagesofdiseaseand injuries as well as gross physical abnormalities constitutes a core medical practice.
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How can we expect them to escape theravagesofdiseaseand illness?
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That was by reason of inter-tribal warfare and theravagesofdisease.
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Many others were victims of theravagesofdisease.
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Yet such views to reduce insecticide usage may be a luxury of the developed world; in many regions insects contribute greatly to shortages of food and theravagesofdisease.
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Another asset we have is deliverance from the squalor of the slums and deliverance from theravagesofdiseaseresulting from our health services.
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Of this system of protecting the health of the country against theravagesofdisease, the public see and hear very little.
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It means, of course, that preventive medicine is all the more important, because basic deprivations leave people more open to theravagesofdisease.
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No one can be certain that the advances in technology can for ever keep ahead of theravagesofdiseaseto which weak crops are prone.
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The anticipation of glory for the regiment evaporated amongst theravagesofdisease, guerrilla raids and camp duties.
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