Illness
101shake off an illness — get rid of (an illness) She has been unable to shake off her illness and can t come to the party …
102mental illness — a disorder of one or more of the functions of the mind (such as emotion, perception, memory, or thought), which causes suffering to the patient or others. If the sole problem is that the individual s behaviour as a whole is out of line with… …
103serious illness — A grave, important, weighty trouble. An illness attended by danger, giving rise to apprehension. Eminent Household of Columbian Woodmen v Prater, 24 Okla 214, 103 P 558. An illness which permanently or materially impairs, or is likely permanently …
104sympathetic illness — An illness resulting from a mental or emotional disturbance caused by the observance of the suffering of another from injury or illness. 52 Am J1st Torts § 70 …
105catastrophic illness — noun severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and doctors and medicines • Hypernyms: ↑illness, ↑unwellness, ↑malady, ↑sickness …
106Decompression illness — (DCI) describes a collection of symptoms arising from decompression of the body. DCI is caused by two different mechanisms, which result in overlapping sets of symptoms. The two mechanisms are: Decompression sickness (DCS), which results from gas …
107List of foodborne illness outbreaks by country — See:* 2008 Canadian listeriosis outbreak * List of United States foodborne illness outbreaks …
108Severity of illness — (SOI) is defined as the extent of organ system derangement or physiologic decompensation for a patient. It gives a medical classification into minor, moderate, major, and extreme. The SOI class is meant to provide a basis for evaluating hospital… …
109Critical Illness Versicherung — Die Dread Disease Versicherung (übersetzt in etwa „Versicherung gegen gefürchtete Krankheiten“; auch: „Schwere Krankheiten Vorsorge“ oder „Critical Illness“) ist eine Personenversicherung, deren Leistung bei Eintritt von (fest definierten)… …
110PersianGulf illness — Persian Gulf illness n. See Gulf War syndrome. * * * …
