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folk illness

folk illness noun: a combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture.

Noun

folk illness (plural folk illnesses)

  1. A combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture.

Forms of folk illness

pluralfolk illnesses

Questions about folk illness

What does folk illness mean?
Folk illness means a combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture.
What part of speech is folk illness?
Folk illness is a noun.
What is the plural of folk illness?
The plural of folk illness is folk illnesses.

Words near folk illness in the dictionary

  1. folk hero
  2. folk heroes
  3. folk horror
  4. folk house
  5. folk houses
  6. folk illness
  7. folk illnesses
  8. folk linguistics
  9. folk magic
  10. folk magick
  11. folk medicine

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