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disease
[dih-zeez]
noun
a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,Antonyms:any abnormal condition in a plant that interferes with its vital physiological processes, caused by pathogenic microorganisms, parasites, unfavorable environmental, genetic, or nutritional factors, etc.
any harmful, depraved, or morbid condition, as of the mind or society.
His fascination with executions is a disease.
decomposition of a material under special circumstances.
tin disease.
verb (used with object)
to affect with disease; make ill.
Antonyms:
disease
/ ɪˈː /
noun
any impairment of normal physiological function affecting all or part of an organism, esp a specific pathological change caused by infection, stress, etc, producing characteristic symptoms; illness or sickness in general
a corresponding condition in plants
any situation or condition likened to this
the disease of materialism
Other 51Թ Forms
- diseasedly adverb
- diseasedness noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of disease1
Example Sentences
But Dutch elm disease, an invasive fungus spread by bark beetles to which the native trees had no defense, has decimated the elm by tens of millions across the continent.
The 44-year-old has embarked on a series of fundraising efforts inspired by his late teammate Rob Burrow, who died of the disease last year.
Bill Plaschke, thank you for your very informative column about Parkinson’s disease and your boxing exercise program.
In the mid-90s there was no treatment for people living with HIV, and Porter says the documentary along with the quilt highlights "the breadth of devastation" caused by the disease.
Although Black women and white women are affected by breast cancer at similar rates, Black women are around 40% more likely to die from the disease, according to data compiled by the American Cancer Society.
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