DISEASE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

disease

noun

di-ˈzēz

as in illness

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning they caught a rare disease while they were traveling in Africa and were sick for weeks

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Recent Examples on the Web In the United States alone, more than 13,000 people receive a cervical cancer diagnosis each year, with about 4,000 women dying from the disease annually. —

Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 16 Aug. 2024 Contributing factors were drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine. —

Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024 Hulu 'Knox Goes Away' Michael Keaton directs and stars in the nifty crime thriller as a hitman diagnosed with Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, a fast-acting and fatal form of dementia. —

Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024 Detecting liver diseases at early stages helps prevent permanent and irreversible liver damage. —

Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disease

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