Definition of malady Malady
/mæˈlʌdi/ - [matludee] - mal•a•dy
We found 9 definitions of malady from 5 different sources.
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NounPlural: maladies |
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| malady - any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies afflict our nation?" | ||
| malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | ||
| illness, unwellness, sickness | ||
| wellness, health the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health" | ||
| health problem, ill health, unhealthiness a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain | ||
| condition the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition | ||
| ague a fit of shivering or shaking | ||
| amyloidosis a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma | ||
| anuresis, anuria inability to urinate | ||
| catastrophic illness severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and doctors and medicines | ||
| prostration, collapse the act of assuming a prostrate position | ||
| bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism pain resulting from rapid change in pressure | ||
| food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food | ||
| lead poisoning, plumbism, saturnism toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system | ||
| disease an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning | ||
| hypermotility excessive movement; especially excessive motility of the gastrointestinal tract | ||
| indisposition a slight illness | ||
| ozone sickness illness that can occur to persons exposed to ozone in high-altitude aircraft; characterized by sleepiness and headache and chest pains and itchiness | ||
| toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia of pregnancy, toxaemia, toxemia an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- malady (n.)
Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder. - malady (n.)
A moral or mental defect or disorder.
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malady
Definite pathological process having a characteristic set of signs and symptoms which are detrimental to the well-being of the individual. -
malady
An injury, disorder or disease that causes physical or mental suffering to the affected person or animal.
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🔤- malady, noun, singular of maladies.
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