disease

[US]/dɪˈziːz/
[UK]/dɪˈziːz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. illness; a condition that impairs the normal functioning of an organism
vt. infect; cause sickness

Phrases & Collocations

communicable disease

chronic disease

infectious disease

autoimmune disease

respiratory disease

heart disease

coronary heart disease

cardiovascular disease

disease prevention

coronary artery disease

disease resistance

alzheimer's disease

cerebrovascular disease

pulmonary disease

vascular disease

congenital heart disease

skin disease

parkinson's disease

epidemic disease

plant disease

cause of disease

occupational disease

renal disease

Example Sentences

a disease of the eyes

Disease is rife in the area.

fibrocystic disease of the breast.

Disease is an enemy of mankind.

Will the disease catch?

disease that ran rampant.

This disease is specific to this area.

an incipient disease

The disease is potentially fatal.

the spread of the disease can be arrested.

this disease can cause blindness.

disease became the object of investigation.

a disease insusceptible of medical treatment

a disease that attacks children

The disease is kept in check with drugs.

This disease is very hard to nurse.

This disease is widespread in tropical areas.

intestinal vascular diseases

Real-world Examples

Just like brown hair isn't a disease.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) November 2017 Collection

Medicine can keep the disease in check and save lives.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation November 2013

I got sick with peripheral arterial disease.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

This was the deadly disease of its day.

Source: People's Education Press High School English Compulsory Volume 5

Hepatitis is a disease that affects the liver.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

It doesn't differentiate between active and latent disease.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

Keeping clean is a safeguard against disease.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

The doctor diagnosed my illness as a rare bone disease.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

The drug does not cure the disease.

Source: VOA Special English Health

But the stigma remained, so patients hid their disease instead of seeking care.

Source: Sheryl Sandberg's 2018 MIT Commencement Speech

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