ailment

IPA: ˈeɪɫmʌnt

Examples of "ailment" in Sentences

The ailment is physical, but the reason for the ailment is legal.
Whether your ailment is physical or psychological, there will be a memoir to suit.
When someone seems so dissatisfied with life and just perpetually grumpy, this type of physical ailment is no surprise.
The ailment is not only a personal and family tragedy; it is an enormous national expense -- $170 billion and rising fast.
And when mixed doubles partner Leander Paes of India fell ill with a potentially life-threatening brain ailment before the U.S.
Indeed, the failure to screen for this pervasive ailment is at best negligent and at worst tinged with the broad brush of racism.
(Pena, out since early July with a quadriceps ailment, is not expected to play again this season, General Manager Dave Kasper said.)
In the real world, the decision to do throw the kitchen sink at every ailment is either funded by the government, or by private insurance.
Julian Sanchez: In the real world, the decision to do throw the kitchen sink at every ailment is either funded by the government, or by private insurance.
First, a few basics: the ailment is known as G6PD deficiency (for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase) and, according to a 2008 article in The Lancet, it "is the most common human enzyme defect, being present in more than 400 million people worldwide."