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A list of phrases about illness and disease

A list of phrases about medical conditions

A list of phrases about animalsThere aren't many phrases and saying about illness and disease. Perhaps we just don't like talking about it:

A plague on both your houses

A shot in the arm

Basket case

Bless you! (after a sneeze)

Giving me gyp

Mal de mer

Nip and tuck

Out of sorts

Physician heal thyself

Praying at the porcelain altar

Ring a ring o'roses, a pocketfull of posies, atishoo, atishoo, all fall down

Safe sex

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