What's the difference between sick and unhealthy?

Sick


Definition:

  • (superl.) Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.
  • (superl.) Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined to vomit; as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache.
  • (superl.) Having a strong dislike; disgusted; surfeited; -- with of; as, to be sick of flattery.
  • (superl.) Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned.
  • (n.) Sickness.
  • (v. i.) To fall sick; to sicken.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Based on our results, we propose the following hypotheses for the neurochemical mechanisms of motion sickness: (1) the histaminergic neuron system is involved in the signs and symptoms of motion sickness, including vomiting; (2) the acetylcholinergic neuron system is involved in the processes of habituation to motion sickness, including neural store mechanisms; and (3) the catecholaminergic neuron system in the brain stem is not related to the development of motion sickness.
  • (2) The relationship between cold-insoluble complexes, or cryoglobulins, and renal disease was studied in rabbits with acute serum sickness produced with BSA.
  • (3) Decompression sickness and air embolism are medical emergencies.
  • (4) A total of 6 cases of sick sinus syndrome were presented, including 2 cases of sinoatrial (SA) block and 4 cases of bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome.
  • (5) Inner Ear Decompression Sickness (IEDCS)--manifested by tinnitus, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, and hearing loss--is usually associated with deep air or mixed gas dives, and accompanied by other CNS symptoms of decompression sickness (DCS).
  • (6) The regimen used at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, provides 2.0 to 2.5 gm protein per kilogram ideal body weight, plus adequate fluid and nutrient supplements.
  • (7) I am absolutely sick to the stomach that this iconic Australian news agency would attack the navy in the way that it has,” he said.
  • (8) This "first exposure" determines whether one views oneself as "sick" or changed.
  • (9) We suggest that sick districts can be affirmed on the basis of the total amount of fluoride intake, the prevalence rates of dental fluorosis, bad incomplete teeth, milk-teeth and the mean output of urinary fluoride between 8 and 15 years of age.
  • (10) Clarke varies the intensity of sessions but for most of the time it's go hard or go home: I've learned that neither more pain nor being sick are anything to be afraid of.
  • (11) Thus, carotid sinus massage and, to some extent, isoprenaline administration appear simple bedside tests which may be helpful in identifying the underlying mechanism of sick sinus syndrome.
  • (12) Rapid techniques were applied to study functional activity of peripheral blood phagocytes in acute sick patients and upon discharge.
  • (13) The questionnaires (Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales [AIMS], Functional Status Index [FSI], Health Assessment Questionnaire [HAQ], Index of Well Being [IWB], and Sickness Impact Profile [SIP]) were administered to 38 patients with end-stage arthritis at three points in time: two weeks before hip or knee arthroplasty, and at three-month and 12- to 15-month follow-up.
  • (14) The results from the first session indicated that the development of motion sickness was accompanied by increased EGG 4-9 cpm activity (gastric tachyarrhythmia), decreased mean successive differences of RRI, increased skin conductance levels, and increased self-motion perception.
  • (15) No sick or dead monkeys were found in all the forests checked around Entebbe area during the epizootic.
  • (16) Implantation of a single-chamber pacemaker was planned in an 83-year-old woman with sick-sinus syndrome causing dizziness, bradycardia and tachycardia.
  • (17) In a Europe (including Britain) where austerity has become the economic dogma of the elite in spite of massive evidence that it is choking growth and worsening the very sickness it claims to heal, there are plenty of rational, sensible arguments for taking to the streets.
  • (18) There are no more operational hospitals and not a single ambulance to rescue the ever-growing number of wounded and sick.
  • (19) The aim of this study was to compare the predictive power of a simple illness severity score (Clinical Sickness Score) to that of APACHE II in a District General Hospital intensive therapy unit.
  • (20) This is confirmed by a slight inhibition of SLE target cell proliferation and the activating effect of immunoregulatory cells on the proliferation of "sick" targets.

Unhealthy


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A nine-year-old Scottish girl who attracted two million readers to a blog documenting her school lunches , consisting of unappealing and unhealthy dishes served up to pupils, has been forced to end the project after the council banned her from taking pictures of the food in school.
  • (2) Many elements of the set had been spun out of background glimpses from the film, references you'd only register after an unhealthy number of viewings.
  • (3) The effects of age and acclimatization in the healthy and unhealthy elderly and the very young are reviewed briefly as is also the possibility that air conditioning may have an adverse effect on acclimatization.
  • (4) Yesterday his comments were echoed by the assistant secretary of state for south Asia, Richard Boucher, who said there were signs that Iran was involved in "unhealthy" activities, including contacts with and supplies to the Taliban.
  • (5) Russell also described the Commonwealth Games as a catalyst but was realistic enough not to claim they immediately changed an area with long, deep-rooted problems, or miraculously roused a poor, generally unhealthy local population into vigorously playing sport.
  • (6) Conversely, the finest restorative fabrication can be markedly diminished by unhealthy, poorly maintained gingival and periodontal tissues.
  • (7) The study aims to establish whether recovery from myocardial infarction is the strongest or, alternatively, the only motivation toward changing unhealthy habits of living and eating and to what extent such patients and overtly healthy persons are prepared to receive advice to take measures to prevent myocardial infarction.
  • (8) "If children are not exposed to sophisticated ads for unhealthy foods, parents will find it easier to encourage healthy eating and the whole country will benefit."
  • (9) Furthermore, children living in unhealthy surroundings become heavily exposed to common bacteria when breast-feeding stops, a circumstance deemed largely responsible for "weaning diarrhea."
  • (10) Juan Salgado, community leader creating a model for workforce development and training among immigrant communities through a holistic approach that addresses language skills, education and other barriers to entering the workforce Beth Stevens, neuroscientist revealing the heretofore unknown role of microglial cells in neuron communication and prompting a fundamental shift in thinking about brain development in both healthy and unhealthy states.
  • (11) "It seems to me that we have really got to look at the environment and make it easier for people either to make the healthy choice or – what we say less often is stop undermining their efforts by thrusting the unhealthy option into their line of sight," she said.
  • (12) I can think of hordes of politicians who look worse and "weirder", with wet little pouty-mouths, strange shiny skin, mad glaring eyes, deathly pale demeanour, blank gaze and an unhealthy quantity of fat (I can't name them, because it's rude to make personal remarks), and I don't hear anyone calling them "weird", or mocking their looks, except for the odd bold cartoonist, but when it comes to Miliband , it's be-as-rude-as-you-like time.
  • (13) "There is no single solution to childhood obesity but tougher restrictions on the way unhealthy foods are marketed to children are essential," said Griffiths, a former consumer affairs minister and former deputy leader of the Commons.
  • (14) Every second of them was single, thus prone to an unhealthy lifestyle and improper nutrition.
  • (15) These results indicate an increased risk of 'unhealthy' food habits in children of less-educated parents.
  • (16) He still has more than a year on his contract so it’s not a point of pressure that we want to be unhealthy.
  • (17) But the survey found 40% of teachers believed that packed lunches were unhealthy.
  • (18) In this paper, the author attempts to describe, through human ecology, the theoretical origins of healthy lifestyles in people of all societies followed by an exploration of how such lifestyles can be replaced by unhealthy ones.
  • (19) While it seems more liberal than using legislation to clamp down on unhealthy behaviour, it is actually more pernicious.
  • (20) As at the five other jails in Philadelphia, inmates and advocates have accused Curran-Fromhold of overcrowding, unhealthy conditions , inadequate mental health services and repeated infractions by guards.