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The phrase "a combination of ailments" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing multiple health issues or conditions that a person is experiencing simultaneously.
Example: "The patient was diagnosed with a combination of ailments, including diabetes, hypertension, and arthritis."
Alternatives: "a mix of conditions" or "a variety of disorders".
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He died from a combination of ailments, including bronchial asthma, according to the city's Medical Examiner's office.
Freeborn's granddaughter, Michelle Freeborn, said he died on Tuesday in London from a combination of ailments due to his age.
Knight is dosed up on painkillers for a combination of ailments that include glandular fever, impacted wisdom teeth and mouth ulcers – but she is in high spirits.
Ravi Bopara who had been suffering from a combination of ailments, including a stiff back and a sore hamstring, defied them all to play a breezy, calculating innings of 39 from 31 balls.
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About 20 years ago, though, the songs began to fade when he started losing his hearing from a combination of medical ailments.
Roughly one in ten of its children under five dies from a combination of malnutrition, pneumonia, meningitis and other ailments, twice the toll of its neighbours.
Scientists do not understand exactly what causes the ailment, though a combination of genetics, stress and infection may be to blame.
Another thinks "drug homes" should be bulldozed on third offence and fondly recalls his childhood in Jamaica where they used "a combination of barks, leaves, herbs and marijuana" to treat ailments ("And it worked!").
"It was a combination of being really depressed about my situation and the physical ailments that go with your mental state".
The 83-page report was released yesterday, more than five years after doctors first noticed that rescue and recovery workers exposed to the dust — a combination of pulverized concrete and toxic minerals and compounds — were developing persistent respiratory ailments.
Cheaper policies restrict cover, either to 12 months for a single ailment or for a maximum amount for each condition - or a combination of the two - and may demand high excesses.
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