Associations to the word «Disease»

Wiktionary

DISEASE, noun. (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.
DISEASE, noun. (by extension) Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
DISEASE, noun. Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.
DISEASE, verb. (obsolete) To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
DISEASE, verb. To infect with a disease.
DISEASE MODIFYING DRUG, noun. Alternative form of disease-modifying drug
DISEASE MONGERING, noun. (pejorative) The practice of widening the diagnostic boundaries of illnesses in order to expand the markets for treatments.

Dictionary definition

DISEASE, noun. An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.