That means their problem is likely to be disease rather than traumatic injuries, a disabling or perhaps lethal illness affecting the entire crew.

It was perfectly clear to Eric, at this point, why Molinari's procession of lethal illnesses had not proved fatal.

Tiny Tim has died from his unmentioned but lethal illness, leaving the entire Cratchit family in mourning.

Those with two copies of the gene, it has long been known, are victimized by a lethal illness called ataxia-telangiectasia, which kills in young adulthood.

Also, he seemed to be hanging on an awfully long time for a man with a lethal illness.

Theirs are the victims of eating disorders, the most lethal mental illness to strike young people.

He writes of his own frontier crossing: from health to lethal illness.

Local studies attribute several lethal and debilitating illnesses, including high rates of cancer, to radiation from the tests.

Cigarette dependency is a lethal illness.

Dr. March and other experts argue that the cost of leaving depressed children and teenagers untreated is high: depression itself can be a lethal illness.