ill-health

noun

: a condition of inferior health in which some disease or impairment of function is present but is usually not as serious in terms of curtailing activity as an illness
elderly parents who are in ill-health and need their financial and personal helpE. C. Gottschalk, Jr.

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“Ill-health.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/ill-health. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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