disease

noun

dis·ease di-ˈzēz How to pronounce disease (audio)

: a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms : sickness, malady

infectious diseases

a rare genetic disease

heart disease

: a harmful development (as in a social institution)

sees the city's crime as a disease

obsolete : trouble

Example Sentences

He suffers from a rare genetic disease. a disease of the mind Thousands die of heart disease each year. They are working to stop the spread of disease in rural areas. The article cites intolerance as one of the most dangerous of society's diseases. He sees crime as a disease that too often plagues the poor and disadvantaged. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Biden said at the time that 45 years of cancer research since President Nixon announced a similar effort in 1971 had created a vastly greater understanding of the disease.

Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The favorable vote came despite concerns from panel members about whether an additional analysis of a single phase 2 clinical trial, from drugmaker Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, showed clear evidence the drug slows the progression of the disease.

Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 Some of the pigs died of complications of the disease; others were euthanized.

Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 If the drug becomes significantly cheaper than newer, better diabetes treatments, more people could die from the disease.

Michael Rose, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2022 However, the spread of the disease can be limited by taking steps to avoid mosquito bites in the first place.

Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 Their son John died of the disease at the age of 15.

Diane Moca, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 Mouse studies often mirror only a single aspect of the disease that may not be directly relevant to people.

Agnès Lacreuse, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2022 In addition to the funds, Keep A Breast works to educate people about the racial disparities of the disease’s impact and improve breast health education and health care access with free tools like its KAB Check Yourself app.

Melissa Noel, Essence, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

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Medical Definition

disease

noun

dis·ease diz-ˈēz How to pronounce disease (audio)

: an impairment of the normal state of the living animal or plant body or one of its parts that interrupts or modifies the performance of the vital functions, is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms, and is a response to environmental factors (as malnutrition, industrial hazards, or climate), to specific infective agents (as worms, bacteria, or viruses), to inherent defects of the organism (as genetic anomalies), or to combinations of these factors : sickness, illness

called also morbus

compare health sense 1

单词	diseases
释义	disease noun dis·ease di-ˈzēz 1 : a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms : sickness, malady infectious diseases a rare genetic disease heart disease 2 : a harmful development (as in a social institution) sees the city's crime as a disease 3 obsolete : trouble Synonyms affection ail ailment bug complaint complication condition disorder distemper distemperature fever ill illness infirmity malady sickness trouble See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He suffers from a rare genetic disease. a disease of the mind Thousands die of heart disease each year. They are working to stop the spread of disease in rural areas. The article cites intolerance as one of the most dangerous of society's diseases. He sees crime as a disease that too often plagues the poor and disadvantaged. See More Recent Examples on the Web Biden said at the time that 45 years of cancer research since President Nixon announced a similar effort in 1971 had created a vastly greater understanding of the disease. Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The favorable vote came despite concerns from panel members about whether an additional analysis of a single phase 2 clinical trial, from drugmaker Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, showed clear evidence the drug slows the progression of the disease. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 Some of the pigs died of complications of the disease; others were euthanized. Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 If the drug becomes significantly cheaper than newer, better diabetes treatments, more people could die from the disease. Michael Rose, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2022 However, the spread of the disease can be limited by taking steps to avoid mosquito bites in the first place. Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 Their son John died of the disease at the age of 15. Diane Moca, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 Mouse studies often mirror only a single aspect of the disease that may not be directly relevant to people. Agnès Lacreuse, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2022 In addition to the funds, Keep A Breast works to educate people about the racial disparities of the disease’s impact and improve breast health education and health care access with free tools like its KAB Check Yourself app. Melissa Noel, Essence, 30 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English disese, from Anglo-French desease, desaise, from des- dis- + eise ease First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3 Phrases Containing disease Addison's disease Bang's disease Alzheimer's disease brittle bone disease Castleman disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Christmas disease Chagas disease cat scratch disease communicable disease chronic wasting disease coronary artery disease coronavirus disease 2019 coronary heart disease Cushing's disease Crohn's disease deficiency disease flesh-eating disease fifth disease Hodgkin's disease hemolytic disease of the newborn heart disease Hansen's disease hand, foot and mouth disease Guinea worm disease graft-versus-host disease Gaucher disease foot-and-mouth disease Huntington's disease inflammatory bowel disease infectious disease Lyme disease Lou Gehrig's disease milky disease Ménière's disease new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Paget's disease sexually transmitted disease social disease Tay-Sachs disease tsutsugamushi disease variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Bright's disease Canavan disease celiac disease hoof-and-mouth disease caisson disease contagious disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Canavan's disease Castleman's disease coronavirus disease Dutch elm disease mad cow disease Huntington disease citrus greening disease Johne's disease Legionnaire's disease Wilson's disease venereal disease woolsorter's disease Parkinson's disease pullorum disease polycystic kidney disease Pierce's disease whirling disease Pott's disease Alzheimer disease factitious disease von Willebrand disease Kawasaki's disease Crohn disease prion disease kissing disease Kawasaki disease pelvic inflammatory disease mental disease Newcastle disease von Willebrand's disease mucocutaneous lymph node disease Paget's disease of bone Marek's disease coronary disease Powassan disease milky spore disease Powassan virus disease Parkinson disease Creutzfeld-Jakob disease Gaucher's disease See More Addison's disease Bang's disease Alzheimer's disease brittle bone disease Castleman disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Christmas disease Chagas disease cat scratch disease communicable disease chronic wasting disease coronary artery disease coronavirus disease 2019 coronary heart disease Cushing's disease Crohn's disease deficiency disease flesh-eating disease fifth disease Hodgkin's disease hemolytic disease of the newborn heart disease Hansen's disease hand, foot and mouth disease Guinea worm disease graft-versus-host disease Gaucher disease foot-and-mouth disease Huntington's disease inflammatory bowel disease infectious disease Lyme disease Lou Gehrig's disease milky disease Ménière's disease new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Paget's disease sexually transmitted disease social disease Tay-Sachs disease tsutsugamushi disease variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Bright's disease Canavan disease celiac disease hoof-and-mouth disease caisson disease contagious disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Canavan's disease Castleman's disease coronavirus disease Dutch elm disease mad cow disease Huntington disease citrus greening disease Johne's disease Legionnaire's disease Wilson's disease venereal disease woolsorter's disease Parkinson's disease pullorum disease polycystic kidney disease Pierce's disease whirling disease Pott's disease Alzheimer disease factitious disease von Willebrand disease Kawasaki's disease Crohn disease prion disease kissing disease Kawasaki disease pelvic inflammatory disease mental disease Newcastle disease von Willebrand's disease mucocutaneous lymph node disease Paget's disease of bone Marek's disease coronary disease Powassan disease milky spore disease Powassan virus disease Parkinson disease Creutzfeld-Jakob disease Gaucher's disease See More Kids Definition disease noun dis·ease di-ˈzēz : a change in a living body (as of a person or plant) that prevents it from functioning normally : sickness Medical Definition disease noun dis·ease diz-ˈēz : an impairment of the normal state of the living animal or plant body or one of its parts that interrupts or modifies the performance of the vital functions, is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms, and is a response to environmental factors (as malnutrition, industrial hazards, or climate), to specific infective agents (as worms, bacteria, or viruses), to inherent defects of the organism (as genetic anomalies), or to combinations of these factors : sickness, illness called also morbus compare health sense 1 diseases noun plural of disease as in illnesses an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning they caught a rare disease while they were traveling in Africa and were sick for weeks Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance illnesses ailments sicknesses disorders ills conditions fevers infections maladies bugs attacks complications infirmities ails distempers troubles plagues complaints distemperatures contagious diseases affections contagions debilities weaknesses epidemics malaises pests bouts spells pestilences matters fits decrepitudes contagia pips
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