Thesaurus results for DISEASES

diseases

noun

plural of disease

as in illnesses

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning they caught a rare disease while they were traveling in Africa and were sick for weeks

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Recent Examples of diseases This is particularly true in states like West Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, where medication usage (and diseases like obesity and diabetes) are among the highest in the country. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026 As the team has pieced together this tragic penguin mystery, Vanstreels says, the case holds broader lessons for tracking the spread of diseases globally. — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026 The team also plans to use the technology to study proteins involved in human diseases and renewable energy applications. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 And with intestinal diseases and cancers on the rise, any methods to detect issues early could have potentially life-saving results. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026 Their causes of death vary, from diseases like measles and tuberculosis to an accident or a drowning. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026 Remove diseased plant debris to stop pests and diseases from returning in spring. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026 Caring for the earlier hybrid tea roses required a great deal of work, including fertilizing, pruning, getting rid of pests and diseases, and preparing them for winter. — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 What if our representatives in Washington spent less time trading securities and more time allocating resources to fight against cancer and other diseases? — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

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Noun

No illnesses have been reported so far, according to the recall notice.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Likewise, the agents that cause illnesses such as COVID-19, influenza, mumps, pertussis, and strep throat can be transmitted as heavy droplets that land on mucous membranes.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of illnesses

Noun

Last season, Williams missed 49 regular-season games and much of the postseason after dealing with a right wrist injury that required surgery and nagging hamstring ailments in both legs.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
So, too, was Capra’s, despite some misbegotten movies and his struggles with depression and other ailments.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of ailments

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And while children, the elderly and those with certain sicknesses or medications are most susceptible to heat illness – these temperatures affect everyone.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
At the end of the day, both doctors agree that hotel stays shouldn’t deter people from traveling altogether, since there are always ways to proactively minimize exposure and subsequent sicknesses.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026

Definition of sicknesses

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Hilton has blasted Becerra as taking the state’s voters for granted, failing to hold public campaign events to explain his detailed plans to address California’s many ills.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Now, in The Social Reckoning, Sorkin focuses on the ills of the company Facebook eventually became.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of ills

Noun

Those factors are putting homeownership out of reach for many buyers while others delay a purchase and hope for more favorable conditions, perhaps in the spring.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The Israeli Supreme Court earlier this year ordered the government to resume sharing such lists and allowing the ICRC to visit detainees in Israeli prisons to assess their conditions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of conditions

Noun

The use of estrogen in birth control pills or hormone therapy, cancer, pregnancy and inherited clotting disorders also predispose an otherwise healthy person to develop blood clots.

— Ali Ataya, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
The challenge is that MS does not look the same in everyone, and other neurological disorders can produce similar symptoms.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of disorders

Noun

The Bundibugyo virus comes from the same family as the Ebola virus that caused the 2014 West Africa and 2018 Congo epidemics, causing the fatal fevers associated with Ebola.

— Ananya Rupanagunta, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026
Listeria’s high fevers can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

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