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malattia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ailment noun An illness, especially a minor or ongoing one.
  • disease noun An illness affecting the body or mind, caused by infection, malfunction, or other harmful factors.
  • illness noun A disease or period of poor health.
  • malady noun A disease or illness, especially one that is chronic or deep-rooted.
  • sickness noun The state of being ill; a specific illness.

Senses

malattia is used for these senses in English:

  • ailment Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.
  • disease (medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
  • malady Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

disease — full definition

  1. noun An illness affecting the body or mind, caused by infection, malfunction, or other harmful factors.
  2. noun A harmful or corrupting pattern in a system, society, or way of thinking.

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