disease

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disease Addison's disease Alzheimer's disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Bang's disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy Bright's disease caisson disease cat scratch disease celiac disease

Main Entry: dis·ease
Pronunciation: di-'zEz
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English disese, from Anglo-French desease, desaise, from des- dis- + eise ease
1 obsolete : TROUBLE
2 : a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms : SICKNESS, MALADY
3 : a harmful development (as in a social institution)
- dis·eased /-'zEzd/ adjective