All disease synonyms
disΒ·ease
D d noun disease
- malady β any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- stroke β a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.
- illness β unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- syndrome β Pathology, Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.
- cancer β Cancer is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a crab. People who are born approximately between the 21st of June and the 22nd of July come under this sign.
- sickness β a particular disease or malady.
- defect β A defect is a fault or imperfection in a person or thing.
- infection β an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- virus β an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
- fever β an abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, and disturbance of various body functions.
- plague β French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
- contamination β the act or process of contaminating or the state of being contaminated
- disorder β lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- bug β A bug is an insect or similar small creature.
- condition β If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
- inflammation β Pathology. redness, swelling, pain, tenderness, heat, and disturbed function of an area of the body, especially as a reaction of tissues to injurious agents.
- flu β influenza.
- seizure β the act or an instance of seizing.
- hemorrhage β a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- unsound β not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind.
- temperature β a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value. The temperature of two systems is the same when the systems are in thermal equilibrium.
- fit β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- distemper β Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique.
- feebleness β physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- attack β To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- blight β You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
- breakdown β The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
- complaint β A complaint is a statement in which you express your dissatisfaction with a particular situation.
- collapse β If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- visitation β the act of visiting.
- spell β a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
- canker β A canker is something evil that spreads and affects things or people.
- decrepitude β Decrepitude is the state of being very old and in poor condition.
- ache β If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
- infirmity β a physical weakness or ailment: the infirmities of age.
- debility β Debility is a weakness of a person's body or mind, especially one caused by an illness.
- contagion β Contagion is the spreading of a particular disease by someone touching another person who is already affected by the disease.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- indisposition β state of being indisposed.
- misery β wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
- affection β If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.
- unhealthily β not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition.
- convulsions β contortion of the body caused by violent, involuntary muscular contractions of the extremities, trunk, and head.
- pathosis β a diseased condition.
- sickliness β not strong; unhealthy; ailing.
- ailment β An ailment is an illness, especially one that is not very serious.
- affliction β An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering.
- haemorrhage β (pathology) A heavy release of blood within or from a body.
verb disease
- diagnosticate β (archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
- diagnose β If someone or something is diagnosed as having a particular illness or problem, their illness or problem is identified. If an illness or problem is diagnosed, it is identified.