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单词 diseases
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disease

noun

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

Kids Definition

disease

noun

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

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

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  • illnesses
  • ailments
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  • disorders
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  • conditions
  • fevers
  • infections
  • maladies
  • bugs
  • attacks
  • complications
  • infirmities
  • ails
  • distempers
  • troubles
  • plagues
  • complaints
  • distemperatures
  • contagious diseases
  • affections
  • contagions
  • debilities
  • weaknesses
  • epidemics
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