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| a local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles |
| a morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue, manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain |
| the loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted |
| a heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays |
| an abnormally swollen or dilated vein |
| the property of not being able to sleep |
| the state of having too much weight due to an excess of body fat |
| the vermiform appendix, an inner organ without known use that can become inflamed |
| an acute myocardial infarction caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue, characterised by sudden severe chest pain |
| an attack which is a respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress |
| a physical collapse or lapse of mental stability |
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- a local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles
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- John stopped talking because of sudden tics.
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inflammation, inflammations(noun)
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- a morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue, manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain
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- The inflammation caused a red swelling.
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stroke, strokes[strəʊk](noun)
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- the loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
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- After the stroke he again had to learn how to walk.
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sunstroke, sunstrokes['sʌnstrəʊk](noun)
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- a heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays
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- She had a terrible headache due to a sunstroke.
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varicose vein, varicose veins(noun)
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- an abnormally swollen or dilated vein
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- The varicose veins in her right leg were clearly visible.
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sleeplessness(uncountable noun)
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- the property of not being able to sleep
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- The sleeplessness made her really touchy.
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obesity(uncountable noun)
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- the state of having too much weight due to an excess of body fat
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- His obesity makes it almost impossible for him to move.
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appendix, appendices[əˈpɛn.dɪks](noun)
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- the vermiform appendix, an inner organ without known use that can become inflamed
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- Her appendix had to be removed.
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heart attack, heart attacks(noun)
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- an acute myocardial infarction caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue, characterised by sudden severe chest pain
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- The heart attack made him lose consciousness.
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attack of asthma, attacks of asthma(noun)
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- an attack which is a respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress
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- He always needs to carry his spray in case of an asthma attack.
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breakdown, breakdowns['bɹeɪkdaʊn](noun)
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- a physical collapse or lapse of mental stability
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- After so much stress, he suffered a breakdown and simply gave up.
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- After receiving the bad news he had a nervous breakdown.
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Tries: 0sleeplessness | the property of not being able to sleep |
heart attack | an acute myocardial infarction caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue, characterised by sudden severe chest pain |
tic | a local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles |
attack of asthma | an attack which is a respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress |
obesity | the state of having too much weight due to an excess of body fat |
varicose vein | an abnormally swollen or dilated vein |
nervous breakdown |
stroke | the loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted |
breakdown | a physical collapse or lapse of mental stability |
inflammation | a morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue, manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain |
appendix | the vermiform appendix, an inner organ without known use that can become inflamed |
sunstroke | a heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays |
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Tries: 0 | the state of having too much weight due to an excess of body fat |
| an attack which is a respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress |
| the property of not being able to sleep |
