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| ail |
to be ill or feel sick. [1/2 definitions] |
| airsick |
feeling sick or dizzy because of air travel; feeling ill due to flying. |
| all right |
When something is all right, it is not hurt, sick, or broken. It is safe. [1/4 definitions] |
| ambulance |
An ambulance is a vehicle that is used to carry people who are very sick or hurt to a hospital. |
| attack |
When you suddenly get very sick with something, we sometimes call it an attack. [1/4 definitions] |
| bad |
When someone hurts or is sick, they feel bad. [2/8 definitions] |
| become |
We use "become" when we are talking about a change from one thing to another. If a frog becomes a prince, it means that the frog has changed. It was a frog, but now it is a prince. Also, if you become sick, it means that you were feeling fine, but now you are sick. |
| bedside |
the space beside a bed, especially of a sick person. [1/2 definitions] |
| better |
healthier; no longer sick or injured. [1/11 definitions] |
| bug |
Sometimes when we are sick, we say we have a bug. [1/5 definitions] |
| bumpy |
If your ride in a car is bumpy, it means that things on the road are making the car move suddenly up and down, again and again. A bumpy ride can make you feel sick or just not comfortable. A flight on an airplane can be bumpy too. During a bumpy flight, the airplane moves up and down suddenly many times. [1/2 definitions] |
| caregiver |
a person, like a nurse or aide, who takes care of a person who is sick or has difficulty taking care of themselves. [1/2 definitions] |
| carsick |
having a sick feeling while riding in a car, bus, or train. |
| case1 |
someone who is injured or sick; a patient. [1/5 definitions] |
| catch |
When you catch a cold or flu, it means that you start to get sick with one of these things. [1/8 definitions] |
| chicken pox |
When you have chicken pox, you are sick. It is a disease that gives you a fever and spots on your body. The fever lasts a few days, but the spots take longer to go away, and they itch. Children get chicken pox more often than adults do. |
| chill |
When you have a chill, your body shakes because of being cold or because of being sick. [1/6 definitions] |
| cold |
When you have a cold, you are a little sick. You might cough, sneeze, and have a headache. If you have a bad cold, you may have to rest in bed. [1/5 definitions] |
| come down with |
When you come down with an illness, you go through the process of becoming sick with it. First you feel like there's something just a little bit wrong with you, and then you start to feel worse and worse. |
| constitution |
If you have a strong constitution, it means that your body is strong. You don't get sick easily and you can recover quite well if you do get sick. [1/2 definitions] |
| cure |
something that makes a sick person healthy or well. [2/4 definitions] |
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