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ill-health noun
ˌil-ˈhelth

: 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 help
E. C. Gottschalk, Jr.

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