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Synonyms & Antonyms for disease
Synonyms
affection, ail, ailment, bug, complaint, complication, condition, disorder, distemper, distemperature, fever, ill, illness, infirmity, malady, sickness, trouble
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The World Health Organization has called the growth in antibiotic-resistant disease one of the most significant threats to global health. — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, "These Medical Devices Are Inserted Into 500,000 Patients Each Year — but Are Tough to Sterilize," 6 Aug. 2019 The hogs tend to raid crops, drive out native species and transmit infectious diseases to humans, according to the Berryman Institute, an organization based in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University. — Scottie Andrew And Brian Ries, CNN, "How '30-50 feral hogs' took center stage in a fractured America's gun debate," 6 Aug. 2019 Previous research has indicated those already predisposed to cardiovascular disease increase their risk of a heart attack when smoking cannabis. — Brendan Bures, chicagotribune.com, "Antioxidants In Soybeans May Protect Against Marijuana-Related Heart Damage," 6 Aug. 2019 They’ve also been linked with unfavorable shifts in your gut microbiome that might promote inflammatory diseases. — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, "Ask an RD: What is processed food and just how bad is it?," 5 Aug. 2019 These limitations could be caused by stroke, cerebral palsy or neurodegenerative diseases like ALS. — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, "This Device Can Hear the Voice Inside Your Head," 5 Aug. 2019 Officials claimed that Heath was selling puppies that were being kept in unsanitary conditions and had serious infectious diseases as well as congenital abnormalities. — Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, "Shrewsbury man barred from selling dogs, must pay $480,000 to customers," 5 Aug. 2019 Outbreak: As homeless are suffering, risk of hepatitis, typhus and other diseases is growing Why 'public health emergency'? — Sara Marino, USA TODAY, "Florida health officials declare public health emergency for hepatitis A," 3 Aug. 2019 Cancers that have spread, known as metastatic disease, are rarely curable. — Robert Gatenby, Scientific American, "Darwin’s Ideas on Evolution Drive a Radical New Approach to Cancer Drug Use," 3 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disease.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Medical Definition of disease
— called also morbus
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