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Suffering from a specific illness

agoraphobic

adjective

suffering from agoraphobia

anaemic

adjective

suffering from anaemia

anorexic

adjective

suffering from anorexia

arthritic

adjective

affected by arthritis, or caused by it

asthmatic

adjective

suffering from or relating to asthma

brain-dead

adjective

someone who is brain-dead has suffered brain death

concussed

adjective

feeling ill or becoming unconscious for a short time because of a head injury

dehydrated

adjective

feeling weak or ill because you have lost a lot of water from your body by not drinking enough or through sweating, vomiting, or having diarrhoea

diabetic

adjective

someone who is diabetic has diabetes

dyslexic

adjective

affected by dyslexia

epileptic

adjective

caused by epilepsy

frostbitten

adjective

affected by frostbite

HIV positive

adjective

infected with hiv

incontinent

adjective

unable to control your bladder or bowels

leprous

adjective

caused by leprosy, or suffering from leprosy

malnourished

adjective

weak or ill because you do not eat enough or do not eat enough of the right foods

rheumatic

adjective

relating to or affected by rheumatism

sclerotic

adjective

affected by sclerosis

starving

adjective

ill or dying because of a lack of food

ulcerated

adjective

covered with an ulcer or ulcers

vertiginous

adjective

suffering from vertigo

with

preposition

used for saying what kind of illness, injury, or problem is affecting you

arthritic

noun

bulimic

adjective

manic-depressive

adjective

scrofulous

adjective

ulcerous

adjective

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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proton

the part of the nucleus of an atom that has a positive electrical charge

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never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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