common ailment

collocation in English

meaningsofcommonandailment

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common
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.mən/
the same in a lot of places or for a lot ...
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ailment
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪl.mənt/us
/ˈeɪl.mənt/
an ...
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(Definition ofcommonandailmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is acommonailmentfor elderly people.
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Like me, she has had gallstones, which is acommonailmentamong constant dieters.
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It is almost as though the hospital envisages the typical and desirable patient as a young man with appendicitis or acommonailment.
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There were few doctors in the region and influenza was acommonailment.
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Infertility is probably the single mostcommonailmentto afflict men and women of reproductive age.
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One suchcommonailmentis hip and elbow dysplasia which may lead to the dog experiencing pain in later life and may cause arthritis.
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Miliaria is acommonailmentin hot and humid conditions, such as in the tropics and during the summer season.
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Although they performed obstetrics, midwives also treated common ailments, accepting a measure of responsibility for the general health of women and children.
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Pharmacists provide a most useful service to the community through the provision of advice, particularly on minor or common ailments.
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Very large numbers of animals die of natural causes or common ailments.
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The reason that it is used less often is that a safer alternative drug is available which can deal with many of the common ailments.
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If we all used these common herbs to cure common ailments what would happen to doctors and drug companies?
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The principal reasons for temporary loss of sense of smell are common ailments such as colds and hay fever.
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Sickness absence in industry which is not above normal is mainly due to common ailments not of an occupational character.
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For common ailments, including particularly those experienced by the elderly, people would be driven into the private sector.
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Thanks to hygiene and improved housing, vaccination and industrial safety schemes, we have helped to eliminate once common ailments.
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The most common ailments for children are chest infections and diarrhea.
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They use traditional medicines for common ailments, but they use modern medicines in an emergency.
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Studies indicate a positive effect on many common ailments.
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