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an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
a doctor known for successfully treating patients with chronic back ailments
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Studies have shown the cannabis plant can help with a variety of medical ailments, including anxiety.
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Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
The pressure to perform plus residual physical ailments means illicit painkillers are a necessity, however.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
As a result of his ailments, the young boy spent very little time in public school; he was mainly tutored at home, first by his aunt and later by a French governess.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
The hospital and region are stymied because water pipes are damaged, and sewage and chemical toxins have contaminated the water supply, making residents vulnerable to diarrheal diseases, fever, dehydration and other ailments.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Traditionally, burning the wood or its resin and oil are used as a remedy for pain caused by ailments such as arthritis or to treat headaches, as well as to reduce inflammation, and stress.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
This new skin treatment is meant to increase collagen in the skin, thereby attempting to eliminate wrinkles, acne, eczema, and other skin ailments.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
The first thing to understand is that strep throat isn't a virus the way many other seasonal ailments are but is instead a contagious bacterial infection.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Into the 20th century they were still commonly used to treat a range of ailments from respiratory conditions to arthritis.
—Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 8 Oct. 2024
Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
The pressure to perform plus residual physical ailments means illicit painkillers are a necessity, however.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
As a result of his ailments, the young boy spent very little time in public school; he was mainly tutored at home, first by his aunt and later by a French governess.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
The hospital and region are stymied because water pipes are damaged, and sewage and chemical toxins have contaminated the water supply, making residents vulnerable to diarrheal diseases, fever, dehydration and other ailments.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Traditionally, burning the wood or its resin and oil are used as a remedy for pain caused by ailments such as arthritis or to treat headaches, as well as to reduce inflammation, and stress.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
This new skin treatment is meant to increase collagen in the skin, thereby attempting to eliminate wrinkles, acne, eczema, and other skin ailments.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
The first thing to understand is that strep throat isn't a virus the way many other seasonal ailments are but is instead a contagious bacterial infection.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Into the 20th century they were still commonly used to treat a range of ailments from respiratory conditions to arthritis.
—Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Ailments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ailments. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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