what is a synonym of disease
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DISEASE disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning. illness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism. disease of the neuromuscular junction - a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions.
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- disease in British English. diseasenoun. They reported a sudden outbreak of the disease in the south of the country. The first symptom of the disease is a very high temperature. She has caught/contracted (= begun to have) a lung disease/disease of the lungs. Starvation and disease have killed thousands of refugees.
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disease impairment of the normal state or functioning of the body as a whole or of any of its parts. Some diseases are acute, producing severe symptoms that terminate after a short time, e.g., pneumonia; others are chronic disorders, e.g., arthritis, that last a long time; and still others return periodically and are termed recurrent, e.g., malaria.
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- Synonyms: condition, retainer, setting, shape, status, precondition, circumstance, thoughtfulness, term, consideration, context, considerateness, experimental condition, stipulation. condition, shape (noun) the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') Synonyms:
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diseasenoun uk â / dÉªËziËz / us â/ dÉªËziËz / Meaning of “disease” in the English Dictionary. See all translations. uk ​ /dɪˈziːz/ us ​ /dɪˈziːz/. B1 [ C or U ] (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident: a contagious/infectious disease. a common/rare/incurable/fatal disease. They reported a sudden outbreak of the disease in the south of the country.
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Disease Lists of diseases. A medical condition is a broad term that includes all diseases and disorders. A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. A disorder is a functional abnormality or disturbance. List of cancer types. List of cutaneous conditions. List of endocrine diseases.
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- Another word for death. The act or fact of dying: decease, demise, dissolution, extinction, passing, quietus, rest1. (Slang) curtain (used in plural). A termination of life, usually as the result of an accident or a disaster: casualty, fatality.
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Disease Disease. Definition. noun, plural: diseases. An abnormal condition of an organism which interrupts the normal bodily functions that often leads to feeling of pain and weakness, and usually associated with symptoms and signs.isease. Definition. noun, plural: diseases. An abnormal condition of an organism which interrupts the normal bodily functions that often leads to feeling of pain and weakness, and usually associated with symptoms and signs.
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Disease Death due to disease is called death by natural causes. There are four main types of disease: pathogenic disease, deficiency disease, hereditary disease, and physiological disease.on-infectious diseases are all other diseases, including most forms of cancer, heart disease, and genetic disease. Illness. Illness and sickness are generally used as synonyms for disease. However, this term is occasionally used to refer specifically to the patient's personal experience of his or her disease.
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cause Synonyms: cause, reason, occasion, antecedent. These nouns denote what brings about or is associated with an effect or result. A cause is an agent or condition that permits the occurrence of an effect or leads to a result: He is not only dull in himself, but the cause of dullness in others (Samuel Foote). Reason refers to what explains the occurrence or nature of an effect: There was no obvious reason for the accident.
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- Nouns denoting stable states of affairs. Synonyms: colitis; inflammatory bowel disease. Hypernyms (inflammatory bowel disease is a kind of...): inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat).
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Disease and Illness the tapering-off of a disease. — catabatic, adj. catalepsy. Pathology, Psychiatry. a physical condition characterized by a loss of sensation, muscular rigidity, flxity of posture, and often by a loss of contact with surroundings.Also catalepsis.ee also order and disorder. avitaminosis. any disease or illness caused by an insufficiency of one or more vitamins. — avitaminotic, adj. blennorrhea, blennorrhoea. an abnormal discharge of mucous matter.
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- LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a disease is an illness or sickness with specific, well-defined symptoms that affects a person, plant or animal. An example of a disease is cancer.isease. 1  any departure from health; illness in general. 2  a particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment. 3  any harmful or destructive condition, as of society.
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synonym synonym. n. 1. (Linguistics) a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word, such as bucket and pail. 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a word or phrase used as another name for something, such as Hellene for a Greek. 3. (Biology) biology a taxonomic name that has been superseded or rejected.
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disease disease. noun. 1  An abnormal condition of a part, organ, or system of an organism resulting from various causes, such as infection, inflammation, environmental factors, or genetic defect, and characterized by an identifiable group of signs, symptoms, or both.isease. 1  any departure from health; illness in general. 2  a particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment. 3  any harmful or destructive condition, as of society.
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synonym synonym. n. 1. (Linguistics) a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word, such as bucket and pail. 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a word or phrase used as another name for something, such as Hellene for a Greek.3. (Biology) biology a taxonomic name that has been superseded or rejected.. 1. (Linguistics) a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word, such as bucket and pail. 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a word or phrase used as another name for something, such as Hellene for a Greek. 3. (Biology) biology a taxonomic name that has been superseded or rejected.
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Disease A disease is a particular abnormal condition, a disorder of a structure or function, that affects part or all of an organism. The causal study of disease is called pathology.n humans, disease is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person.
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disease synonym, disease definition | Thesaurus ( diseases plural ) A disease is an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection. ...the rapid spread of disease in the area., ...illnesses such as heart disease...
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Disease A disease is a particular abnormal condition, a disorder of a structure or function, that affects part or all of an organism. The causal study of disease is called pathology.Disease is often construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by factors originally from an external source, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases.on-infectious diseases are all other diseases, including most forms of cancer, heart disease, and genetic disease. Illness. Illness and sickness are generally used as synonyms for disease. However, this term is occasionally used to refer specifically to the patient's personal experience of his or her disease.
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disease disease(s) (dizēz´) , n a definite deviation from the normal state characterized by a series of symptoms. Disease may be caused by developmental disturbances, genetic factors, metabolic factors, living agents, or physical, chemical, or radiant energy, or the cause may be unknown.. a disease subsequent to or a consequence of another disease or condition. 2. a condition due to introduction of incompatible, immunologically competent cells into a host rendered incapable of rejecting them by heavy exposure to ionizing radiation.
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disease synonym, disease definition | Thesaurus English Collins Dictionary - English synonyms & Thesaurus. ( diseases plural ) A disease is an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection. n-var. ...the rapid spread of disease in the area., ...illnesses such as heart disease... Alzheimer's disease , Alzheimer's Alzheimer's disease is a condition in which a person's brain gradually stops working properly.
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- Another word for plague. A cause of suffering or harm: affliction, bane, curse, evil, ill, scourge, woe. A sudden increase in something, as the occurrence of a disease: epidemic, outbreak, rash2. Something that annoys: aggravation, annoyance, besetment, bother, irritant, irritation, nuisance, peeve, torment, vexation.
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Disease noun, plural: diseases. An abnormal condition of an organism which interrupts the normal bodily functions that often leads to feeling of pain and weakness, and usually associated with symptoms and signs.
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- Synonyms for Disease: disease (noun) affection, ague, ailment, apoplexy, attack, breakdown, bug, collapse,
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- WordNet 2.1. 1  disease of the skin,skin condition,skin disease,skin disorder,skin problem. 2  disease. 3  illness,malady,sickness,unwellness. 4  health problem,ill health,unhealthiness. 5  pathological state. 6  condition,status. 7  state.
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