sickness
1. [ noun ] (medicine) impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Synonyms: illness malady unwellness
Related terms: health ill_health disease collapse ague food_poisoning catastrophic_illness lead_poisoning anuresis indisposition growth toxemia_of_pregnancy ozone_sickness hypermotility decompression_sickness amyloidosis
2. [ noun ] (medicine) the state that precedes vomiting
Synonyms: nausea
Related terms: symptom motion_sickness morning_sickness queasiness sicken
Similar spelling:   sissiness
  Sikkink