Definition of "ailment" []

• A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness. (noun)

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• "When someone seems so dissatisfied with life and just perpetually grumpy, this type of physical ailment is no surprise."
• "Indeed, the failure to screen for this pervasive ailment is at best negligent and at worst tinged with the broad brush of racism."
• "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.""