MALAISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does malaise mean? 

• MALAISE (noun)
  The noun MALAISE has 1 sense:

1. physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

  Familiarity information: MALAISE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MALAISE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

malaise; unease; uneasiness

Hypernyms ("malaise" is a kind of...):

discomfort; uncomfortableness (the state of being tense and feeling pain)

 Context examples 

The Chlamydia cause respiratory infection manifested with fever, malaise, cough, dyspnea, sore throat, photophobia and headaches.

(Chlamydia Psittaci Infection, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical symptoms include abdominal pain, weight loss and malaise.

(Clear Cell Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An additional 3-4 days of malaise follows before the affected individual feels better.

(Chicken Pox Infection, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include malaise, weight loss, right upper quadrant abdominal pain, and night sweats.

(Cholangiocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It includes fever, chills, body aches, malaise, loss of appetite and dry cough.

(Flu-Like Symptoms, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Signs and symptoms include an initial period of fever, headaches, and malaise, followed by neck rigidity, hemiparesis, and convulsions.

(Japanese B Encephalitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Low grade fever, headache, malaise, and arthralgias may occasionally precede or accompany the skin findings.

(Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms include fever, malaise, sore throat, cough, vomiting, diarrhea, arthralgia, and myalgia.

(Erythema Multiforme, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include sudden headache, generalized muscle pain, malaise, and macular skin lesions.

(Epidemic Louse-Borne Typhus, NCI Thesaurus)

It may lead to fatigue, drowsiness, and malaise thus causing impairment of the quality of life.

(Allergic Rhinitis, NCI Thesaurus)