noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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minor
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A series of minor ailments led Grant and Julie to take Maisie to a doctor, and tests revealed leukaemia.
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In many states, liberalized workers' compensation programs have permitted unscrupulous employees to parlay minor ailments into early retirements.
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He had some minor heart ailment , and then a kidney problem which could probably have been treated.
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Early in his career, the story goes, a patient appeared with some minor ailment .
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Every minor ailment is interpreted as the start of another tumour.
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Males will have found themselves reassessing minor ailments .
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Aromatherapy, as it is more usually practised, is about prevention of major illness and the symptomatic treatment of minor ailments .
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Consultations, mostly for minor ailments , are characteristically brief.
physical
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Recuperation from physical ailments is easier to gauge.
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The legislation would require corporate health plans to treat mental illnesses the same as physical ailments .
various
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It is full of information on various ailments from Aneurysm to Wilm's Tumor.
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But you have a lot of stuff clamped on. Various ailments .
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Through receiving so many treatments for his own various ailments he had gained some experience which was a help to others.
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Ever since I arrived here at Brixton I have been ill with various minor ailments .
■ VERB
suffer
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They concluded that he suffered from 12 ailments , including diabetes, cardiac problems and depression.
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Veterans suffering ailments are considered more likely to participate.
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There is a misunderstanding abroad that I also suffer from this unpleasant ailment .
treat
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Standish Hospital treats orthopaedic and chest ailments and when it closes, patients will have to travel to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
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But if one type of drug can treat a host of ailments , does that mean the disorders are somehow connected?
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Eileen, who is based in Birkenhead, Wirral, mainly practices reflexology which treats ailments through foot massage.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Patients who often complain of minor ailments might have something more important on their minds.
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The medicine was supposed to cure all kinds of ailments, ranging from colds to back pains.
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The most commonly reported ailment among VDU operators is eye-strain.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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About 200 such teams have been formed for 24 ailments, and Oxford expects to assemble another 500 teams this year.
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But belief increases the likelihood of a predicted outcome: placebos against psychic ailments work astonishingly well.
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But it was unclear Wednesday what caused the victims' ailments.
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Colds, flu or any ailment that diminishes vocal stamina and luster are potentially disastrous.
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Happily there were no reports of scurvy, beri beri or other ailments caused by malnutrition!
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I was, after all, a stranger, and well-bred ex-governesses did not discuss their ailments in public.
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The studies examined did not seek to determine the relative importance of age and parity to development of maternity related ailments.
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What is the cost of an ulcer, high blood pressure and other ailments endemic in banking?