ALL meanings of disease
dis·ease
D d - noun disease a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment. 1
- noun disease any abnormal condition in a plant that interferes with its vital physiological processes, caused by pathogenic microorganisms, parasites, unfavorable environmental, genetic, or nutritional factors, etc. 1
- noun disease any harmful, depraved, or morbid condition, as of the mind or society: His fascination with executions is a disease. 1
- noun disease decomposition of a material under special circumstances: tin disease. 1
- verb with object disease to affect with disease; make ill. 1
- noun disease A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury. 1
- noun disease sickness 1
- noun disease all diseases 1
- noun disease disorder, derangement 1
- noun disease (pathology) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired. 0
- noun disease (by extension) Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc. 0
- variable noun disease A disease is an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection. 0
- noun disease Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet. 0
- countable noun disease You can refer to a bad attitude or habit, usually one that a group of people have, as a disease. 0
- verb disease (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To cause unease; to annoy, irritate. 0
- noun disease 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 0
- verb disease To infect with a disease. 0
- noun disease a corresponding condition in plants 0
- noun disease any situation or condition likened to this 0
- noun disease any departure from health; illness in general 0
- noun disease a particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment 0
- noun disease any harmful or destructive condition, as of society 0
- verb transitive disease to cause disease in; infect or derange 0