No. 353 in Latvian
slimību
The Latvian word "slimību" means "disease" or "illness" in English.
In a sentence
Viņš pārvarēja grūtu slimību.
He overcame a difficult illness.
Here, 'slimību' is used to refer to a specific health condition.
Slimību profilakse ir svarīga veselībai.
Disease prevention is important for health.
In this sentence, 'slimību' is used to denote diseases in general, forming part of a broader discussion on health.
Laboratorijā analizēja infekcijas slimību ierosinātājus.
The laboratory analyzed the pathogens of infectious diseases.
'Slimību' here indicates a plural context when associated with specific types of diseases, in this case, infectious.
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