Symptoms And Conditions

noun a feeling of nausea and dizziness caused by motion, typically in a car or boat

• The medication proved effective in alleviating her motion sickness during the long car ride.
• I always have to sit in the front seat to avoid getting motion sickness in the back of the car.
• I can't handle roller coasters, they always give me major motion sickness.
• The constant changes in the stock market gave investors a sense of motion sickness.

noun a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit

• The patient experienced severe nausea after taking the new medication.
• I felt a wave of nausea after riding the roller coaster.
• That food gave me major nausea, dude.
• The nauseating smell of the garbage made me want to leave immediately.

adjective relating to or affected by rheum, a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, especially during a cold

• The elderly man had rheumy eyes due to his age-related condition.
• She couldn't read the menu properly because of her rheumy eyes.
• My grandma's eyes get all rheumy when she's tired.
• The fog was so thick it seemed to cling to the trees like rheumy eyes.

noun a person who is unwell or suffering from an illness or disease

• The doctor is attending to a sick person in the emergency room.
• I heard there's a sick person in the hospital.
• Yo, there's a sick person at the clinic, man.
• She's like a sick person, always needing attention and care.

noun an inflammation of the lymph nodes

• Lymphadenitis is the inflammation of the lymph nodes due to an infection.
• I heard that lymphadenitis can be really painful.
• Dealing with lymphadenitis is a real pain in the neck.
• The lymphadenitis of rumors spread quickly through the small town.

verb to behave or function in a disruptive or unruly manner

adverb in a disruptive or unruly manner

• The machinery started to act up, causing delays in production.
• My phone always acts up when I'm trying to send a text.
• I can't believe my car decided to act up on me right before my road trip.
• Her emotions began to act up as she thought about the past.