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afección

ailment

noun ah-fek-SYOHN Rare

Also means

condition

Usage Note

Afección refers to a medical condition or ailment, often chronic or ongoing rather than acute. It is a more clinical term than enfermedad and frequently appears in medical reports and journalism. The plural afecciones is common when listing several conditions a patient has.

Examples

"Padece una afección cardíaca crónica."

Natural Translation

He suffers from a chronic heart condition.

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