Collocations with "sickness"

9 collocations found

altitude sickness

a medical condition caused by exposure to low oxygen pressure at high altitudes

altitude7.6
radiation sickness

An illness caused by exposure to a large dose of ionizing radiation.

radiation7.3
decompression sickness

A medical condition caused by a rapid decrease in surrounding pressure, often affecting divers who ascend too quickly.

decompression6.5
suffer from sickness

to be affected by a feeling of nausea or a specific malady.

suffer from6.5
pay6.1
induce sickness

to cause a feeling of nausea or an illness

induce6.0
morning sickness

Nausea experienced in the morning during early pregnancy.

morning6.0
feign sickness

To pretend to be sick, often to avoid a duty or responsibility.

feign5.8
sleeping sickness

a serious disease, common in Africa, that is a type of trypanosomiasis

sleeping5.0