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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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chronic disease chronic disease, a disease that persists over a long period. The symptoms of chronic disease are sometimes less severe than those of the acute phase of the same disease.Chronic disease may be progressive, result in complete or partial disability, or even lead to death.Examples of chronic disease include diabetes mellitus, emphysema, and arthritis.See also acute disease.hronic disease may be progressive, result in complete or partial disability, or even lead to death. Examples of chronic disease include diabetes mellitus, emphysema, and arthritis. See also acute disease.
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disease If you have an illness, there is something wrong with your health. An illness can last for a long time or a short time, and its effects can be serious or not serious. The doctor thought that Bae's illness was caused by stress. You can use the adjectives long and short in front of illness, but not in front of disease.
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- Definition of DEFICIENCY DISEASE. : a disease (as scurvy) caused by a lack of essential dietary elements and especially a vitamin or mineral.
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disease disease. n. 1. (Pathology) 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.
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What is the difference between disease and disorder? Best Answer: Actually, the terms disease, disorder, medical condition are often used interchangeably. There is no agreed-upon universal distinction between these terms,though some people do make distinctions in particular contexts.n humans,  disease is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes discomfort, dysfunction, distress, social problems, and/or death to the person affected, or similar problems for those in contact with the person.
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- The definition of a disease is an illness or sickness with specific, well-defined symptoms that affects a person, plant or animal.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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diseasenoun uk â / dÉªËziËz / us â/ dÉªËziËz / 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 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 A disease is a particular abnormal condition that affects part or all of an organism and that consists of a disorder of a structure or function. The study of disease is called pathology, which includes the study of cause. Disease is often construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs.
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disease Heart disease: Any disorder that affects the heart. Sometimes the term  heart disease  is used narrowly and incorrectly as a synonym for coronary artery disease. Heart disease is synonymous with cardiac disease but not with cardiovascular disease which is any disease of the heart or blood vessels.
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DEFICIENCY DISEASE Dictionary entry overview: What does disease mean? • DISEASE (noun) The noun DISEASE has 1 sense: 1. an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning Familiarity information: DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.
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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. Diseases can also be classified as communicable and non-communicable. non-communicable disease is a medical condition or disease that is non-transmissible. Non-communicable diseases cannot be spread directly from one person to another. Heart disease and cancers are examples of non-communicable diseases in humans.
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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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DISEASE Noun. 1. 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 Noun. 1. inherited disease-a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically. congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disorder.disease-an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning.ongenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disorder. disease-an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning.
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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.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, can mean talent, looks or moves, diseased can mean hip, cool, groovy, hot, perfect, lovely, pretty, awesome. Snake: Check out that chick's disease Shovel. Shovel: Woah I wouldn't mind catching some of that!. #disease#awesome#groovy#talent#looks#moves#look#diseased#hip#hot.
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Disease and Illness paleness of color as a result of illness or exclusion from light. See also plants. etiology, aetiology. 1. the branch of medical science that studies the causes of diseases and the factors underlying their spread. 2. the accumulated knowledge of disease causes.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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disease synonym, disease definition | Thesaurus disease (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...
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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 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.
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What is the difference between a disease and a disorder, a condition, and a syndrome? A condition is a state of being. It can refer to how severe a disease is (his condition remains critical); to something that falls just short of a disease (the condition of being poor); how healthy someone is (she is in great condition !). There are a few other meanings, but these seem most relevant to health.
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Nosology The term disease broadly refers to any condition that impairs the normal functioning of the body. For this reason, diseases are associated with dysfunctioning of the body's normal homeostatic process.he term disease broadly refers to any condition that impairs the normal functioning of the body. For this reason, diseases are associated with dysfunctioning of the body's normal homeostatic process.
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- Chronic disease: A disease that persists for a long time. A chronic disease is one lasting 3 months or more, by the definition of the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. Chronic diseases generally cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication, nor do they just disappear. chronic disease is one lasting 3 months or more, by the definition of the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.
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disease 1. 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. self-limited disease. see self-limited.
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Pain On Outside Of Foot Arthritis can cause pain anywhere in the foot but often results in side of foot pain. There are two common types of arthritis – rheumatoid arthritis aka inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis aka degenerative arthritis. Foot pain from rheumatoid arthritis is the more common of the two.