Disease - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈziːz|  American pronunciation of the word disease
Brit.  |dɪˈziːz|  British pronunciation of the word disease

noun

- an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

Extra examples

He suffers from a rare genetic disease.

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.

She suffers from a rare disease of the brain.

Heart disease runs in our family.

She contracted the disease while she was abroad on holiday.

The government has taken steps to halt the spread of the disease.

'Mad cow disease' is a fatal degenerative disease of the nervous system.

The first symptoms of the disease are vomiting and a slight fever.

Loneliness is a disease of our urban communities.

Hate is the new disease of our time.

Aleutian disease of mink

There is no cure, but the treatment will slow the course of the disease.

Word forms

noun
singular: disease
plural: diseases
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