The phrase "a specific ailment" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a particular medical condition or illness that is being discussed or diagnosed.
Example: "The doctor was able to identify a specific ailment that was causing her symptoms."
Alternatives: "a particular condition" or "a distinct illness."
Or an insurance company could refuse to cover an individual because he had a predisposition to a specific ailment.
The doctor's holistic philosophy -- which he developed with his brother (also a veterinarian) in the mid-1970's after trying it on himself -- entails healing the entire body, not treating a specific ailment.
They also looked at whether each new drug fit into a therapeutic class and treated a specific ailment already represented in the company's product portfolio or whether it was outside the firm's existing scope.
Anthony Casolaro, the Redskins' team physician, said before he administers any pregame medication, he makes sure the player appeared on the week's injury report and received treatment for a specific ailment.
The ability to reach a patient waiting to see a doctor about a specific ailment, like diabetes, with content and advertising related to diabetes is attractive for advertisers, Ms. Hodkinson said.
Rumnock acts as a patient with a specific ailment in order to test a doctor's or medical student's bedside manner.
Without acknowledging any specific ailment, he said firmly, "I'll do this from a wheelchair.
And even if his confusing utterance tonight was more than a flub, it could have as much to do with his age or the medications he is taking as with any specific ailment.
When alignment was found, patients tended to have stable health conditions or a very specific ailment or "flare-up" that required attention.
Another approach is to give a whole body treatment first, followed by a localised treatment for any specific ailments.
"Before 1984, you had to have a specific qualifying ailment, like schizophrenia or a broken back".
