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folk illnesses

folk illnesses is the plural of folk illness.

Meaning of folk illness

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.

Questions about folk illnesses

What is folk illnesses the plural of?
Folk illnesses is the plural of folk illness.

Words near folk illnesses in the dictionary

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

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