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disease

[ dih-zeez ]

noun

  1. 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:

  2. 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.
  3. any harmful, depraved, or morbid condition, as of the mind or society:

    His fascination with executions is a disease.

  4. decomposition of a material under special circumstances:

    tin disease.



verb (used with object)

diseased, diseasing.
  1. to affect with disease; make ill.

    Antonyms:

disease

/ »åɪˈ³ú¾±Ë³ú /

noun

  1. 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
  2. a corresponding condition in plants
  3. any situation or condition likened to this

    the disease of materialism

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±²õ·±ð²¹²õĻå·±ô²â adverb
  • »å¾±²õ·±ð²¹²õĻå·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disease1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English disese, from Anglo-French dese(a)se, disaise; dis- 1 + ease
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disease1

C14: from Old French desaise; see dis- 1, ease
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Even though the notion of a deadly disease and the consequences of an untested vaccine only serve as the setup, those aspects of the story have garnered the most attention.

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But do those possibilities negate the benevolence of trying to get the mushroom to people who need it, those who don’t deserve to suffer the ravages of disease?

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They can also detect tuberculosis, an infectious disease that commonly affects the lungs, far quicker than it would be found in a lab using conventional microscopy, Apopo says.

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"I'm concerned that if some people can't swallow because of their disease process, and if they're not able to take the entire quantity of medication because of breathing difficulties or swallowing difficulties, what will happen?"

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Survival International said the Sentinelese have made their wish to avoid outsiders clear over many years and underlined that such visits pose a threat to a community which has no immunity to outside diseases.

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