folk illness

noun

A combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture.

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Meanings

nounfolk illness (plural folk illnesses)

plural folk illnesses

  1. anthropologyA combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture.
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APA

folk illness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20illness

MLA

“folk illness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20illness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folk illness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20illness.

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