English to English noun
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any unwholesome or desperate condition |  | Example: what maladies afflict our nation?
source: wordnet30
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impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism |  | source: wordnet30
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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. |  | source: webster1913
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