sickness
41Sickness, acute mountain (AMS) — Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the illness that results from being at high altitude. AMS is common at very high altitudes, that is above 8,000 feet (2,440 meters). Three quarters of people have mild symptoms of AMS over 10,000 feet (3,048… …
42Sickness, altitude — Altitude sickness (or altitude illness) is a disorder caused by being at high altitude. It more commonly occurs above 8,000 feet (2,440 meters). The cause of altitude illness is a matter of oxygen physiology. At sea level the concentration of… …
43Sickness, mountain — Also known as altitude sickness or altitude illness, this is a disorder caused by being at high altitude, commonly above 8,000 feet (2,440 meters). The cause of altitude illness is a matter of oxygen physiology. At sea level the concentration of… …
44sickness benefit — N UNCOUNT Sickness benefit is money that you receive regularly from the government when you are unable to work because of illness. [BRIT] …
45sickness benefit — noun (in the UK) benefit paid weekly by the state to an individual for sickness which interrupts paid employment …
46sickness country — /ˈsɪknəs kʌntri/ (say siknuhs kuntree) noun Chiefly Aboriginal English a stretch of country that gives rise to sickness in people or animals …
47sickness — noun Date: before 12th century 1. a. ill health ; illness b. a disordered, weakened, or unsound condition 2. a specific disease 3. nausea, queasiness …
48sickness — SYN: disease (1). acute African sleeping s. SYN: Rhodesian trypanosomiasis. aerial s. SYN: altitude s.. African sleeping s. Gambian trypanosomiasis, Rhodesian trypanosomiasis. air s. a form of motion s. caused by flying in an airplane. altitude s …
49sickness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ill health, ailment, infirmity; see illness 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. illness, ailment, disease, malady, affliction, infection, *bug, virus, weakness, disorder, syndrome, influenza, flu, pneumonia, queasiness,… …
50sickness — sb. RG. 378, 251 …
