Wordlist: Illnesses and diseases - List 5

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‍ sore	‍ causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive
‍ sore throat	‍ any inflammation that causes soreness of the inside of the part between the head and the corpus
‍ cold	‍ a common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever
‍ catch a cold
‍ cough	‍ a sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary; a condition that causes such an expulsion of air
‍ cough	‍ to push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion
‍ flu	‍ an acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics
‍ temperature	‍ an elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses
‍ sneeze	‍ an act of expelling air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose
‍ sneeze	‍ to expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose
‍ allergy	‍ any condition of hypersensitivity of the immune system to a substance
‍ allergic	‍ having an allergy to a substance
‍ rash	‍ an area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin
‍ itch	‍ to feel the need to scratch
‍ pus	‍ a whitish-yellow or yellow substance made primarily of dead white blood cells and dead bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection

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sore

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causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive

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sore throat

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any inflammation that causes soreness of the inside of the part between the head and the corpus

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cold

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a common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever

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catch a cold

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cough

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a sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary; a condition that causes such an expulsion of air

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cough

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to push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion

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flu

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an acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics

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temperature

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an elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses

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sneeze

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an act of expelling air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose

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sneeze

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to expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose

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allergy

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any condition of hypersensitivity of the immune system to a substance

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allergic

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having an allergy to a substance

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rash

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an area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin

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itch

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to feel the need to scratch

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pus

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a whitish-yellow or yellow substance made primarily of dead white blood cells and dead bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection

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  sore[sɔː(ɹ)](adjective)
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  Definition:
  causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive
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  Example:
  Her feet were sore from walking so far.
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  sore throat(uncountable noun)
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  Definition:
  any inflammation that causes soreness of the inside of the part between the head and the corpus
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  Example:
  I can barely swallow becuase I've got a sore throat.
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  cold, colds[kəʊld](noun)
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  Definition:
  a common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever
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  Example:
  I caught a miserable cold and had to stay home for a week.
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  catch a cold(Chunk)
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  Example:
  I mustn't catch a cold before I have my exams.
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  cough, coughs[kɒf](noun)
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  Definition:
  a sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary; a condition that causes such an expulsion of air
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  Example:
  Sorry, I can't come to work today – I've got a nasty cough.
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  cough[kɒf](verb)
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  Definition:
  to push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion
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  Example:
  I breathed in a load of smoke by mistake, and started to cough.
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  flu, flus[fluː](noun)
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  Definition:
  an acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics
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  Example:
  I can't come because I've got the flu.
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  Synonym(s):
  influenza
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  temperature, temperatures[ˈtɛmpərɪʧə](noun)
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  Definition:
  an elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses
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  Example:
  You have a temperature; I think you should stay home today.
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  sneeze, sneezes[sniːz](noun)
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  Definition:
  an act of expelling air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose
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  Example:
  The noisy sneeze woke up his girlfriend.
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  sneeze[sniːz](verb)
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  Definition:
  to expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose
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  Example:
  The flu made her sneeze and cough a lot.
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  allergy, allergies[ˈælərdʒi](noun)
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  Definition:
  any condition of hypersensitivity of the immune system to a substance
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  Example:
  Hay fever is an allergy.
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  Synonym(s):
  intolerance
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  allergic[ə.ˈlɜr.dʒɪk](adjective)
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  Definition:
  having an allergy to a substance
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  Example:
  I am allergic to cats.
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  rash, rashes[ræʃ](noun)
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  Definition:
  an area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin
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  Example:
  Do you have a rash on your neck?
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  itch[ɪtʃ](verb)
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  Definition:
  to feel the need to scratch
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  Example:
  My back itches badly, can you scratch it, honey?
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  pus[pʌs](uncountable noun)
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  Definition:
  a whitish-yellow or yellow substance made primarily of dead white blood cells and dead bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection
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  Example:
  There's pus coming out of the cut.

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