"folk illness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: folk illnesses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} folk illness (plural folk illnesses)
  1. (medicine, anthropology) A combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture. Wikipedia link: folk illness Categories (topical): Anthropology, Medicine
    Sense id: en-folk_illness-en-noun--~Vc1CFG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, medicine, sciences

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