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- Dictionaryill/ɪl/
adjective
- 1. suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell: "he was taken ill with food poisoning" Similar Opposite
- 2. poor in quality: "ill judgement dogs the unsuccessful" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. badly, wrongly, or imperfectly: "the street is dominated by ill-lit shops" Similar Opposite
- 2. only with difficulty; hardly: "she could ill afford the cost of new curtains" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a problem or misfortune: "a lengthy work on the ills of society" Similar
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4 days ago · Speakers: Assoc Prof Alethea Yee, Asst Prof Shirlyn Neo and Asst Prof Gillian Phua from the Lien Centre for Palliative Care at Duke-NUS Medical School 18 Jul 2024. Serious illness conversations are not just end-of-life conversations. They are also conversations about the treatment or care options that best align with a patient’s priorities.
Jul 23, 2024 · Definitions of ill health. noun. a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain. synonyms: health problem, unhealthiness. see more.
Jul 23, 2024 · CLAIM: Harris is not Black. THE FACTS: This is false. Harris is Black and Indian. Her father, Donald Harris, is a Black man who was born in Jamaica. Shyamala Gopalan, her mother, was born in ...
6 days ago · COVID-19, highly contagious respiratory illness, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 is caused by the coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2. There is no cure for COVID-19, but individuals can be protected against severe illness through vaccination.
5 days ago · Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by significant alterations in perception, thoughts, mood, and behavior. [34] . Symptoms are described in terms of positive, negative and cognitive symptoms. [3] [35] The positive symptoms of schizophrenia are the same for any psychosis and are sometimes referred to as psychotic symptoms.
4 days ago · Summary. Definitions of and explanations for mental illness differ between societies and have changed over time. Current use of the term arises from secular and materialist epistemologies of the body and mind, influential from the 18th century, which rejected the spiritual or supernatural as causes of illness.
Jul 23, 2024 · Abstract. In a meta-analysis of critically ill adults, published in this issue of NEJM Evidence, Adigli et al. showed that intensive glucose control, defined as a target blood glucose level of 120 mg/dl or less (≤6.6 mmol/l), did not decrease the risk of in-hospital mortality (risk ratio, 1.02; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.96 to 1.07) but ...
6 days ago · The borderline pattern specifier is defined as a personality disturbance marked by instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions, as well as impulsivity. Diagnosis require meeting five or more out of nine specific criteria: Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment.
6 days ago · The phrase "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus" has been popular in the Christian community. By definition, "to rebuke " means "to express strong disapproval" of someone's choices or behavior. Some Christians use the phrase to rebuke Satan and what they may deem Satanic practices. According to several religious leaders, including Verse by Verse ...
4 days ago · Afterwards, Kim Jong Il was declared Eternal General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). In the early 1980s, Kim had become the heir apparent for the leadership of North Korea, thus being established the Kim dynasty, and he assumed important posts in party and army organs.
