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  2. From: briand@tekig5.pen.tek.com (Brian D Diehm)
  3. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  4. Subject: Re: Medical word for pain after illness?
  5. Message-ID: <7502@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM>
  6. Date: 6 Nov 92 20:21:43 GMT
  7. References: <1992Nov04.223859.137680@watson.ibm.com>
  8. Sender: news@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM
  9. Reply-To: briand@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM
  10. Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.
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  13. >Does anyone know the medical word that is used to describe the condition
  14. >of suffering after an illness or a disease has been cured? 
  15.  
  16. I'd say debility, but that doesn't convey the pain aspect you cite. It
  17. does convey the idea of permanent weakness left by the ravages of a disease.
  18.  
  19. -Brian
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  21. Brian Diehm
  22. Tektronix, Inc.                (503) 627-3437         briand@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM
  23. P.O. Box 500, M/S 19-286
  24. Beaverton, OR   97077
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