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 In my own experiment, Claude was able to recognize that my genome file did not contain enough information to make reliable conclusions regarding genetic risk scores for common diseases. — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026 Prop 38 aims to fund immunotherapy research to prevent and cure diseases through bonds. — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Extreme heat, poor air quality, and climate-sensitive diseases can affect workforce wellbeing and productivity. — Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 Additional episodes will explore health topics including breast reductions, egg freezing, GLP-1s, Alzheimer’s disease, thyroid diseases, and polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 The goal is to intervene before diseases take hold so that people can live longer. — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 Jennifer is still an American Kidney Fund Ambassador, and hopes that her and Kennus’ story helps other couples who are navigating kidney diseases. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 Other Health Conditions Health conditions, including several autoimmune diseases, can lead directly or indirectly to dry eye syndrome. — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2026 But growing cells of the latter region has remained a major challenge, greatly slowing down our efforts to study various diseases. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The issue roiled French politics for years before lawmakers recently approved legislation allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Food Safety Another important reason to wash bananas is to reduce your risk of any illnesses.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of illnesses

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Miller, though, who is dealing with hip and back ailments, was downgraded to not participating Thursday after he was limited at Wednesday drills.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
In determining whether to reimburse treatment for such ailments, insurers turn to Food and Drug Administration labels and expert guidelines.

— Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 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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His final essay collection asks many provocative questions about industrialism and apathy, but (perhaps wisely) offers no solutions to the world’s ills.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
In this framework, the cure for the party’s ills can only come from inside the party, not from any external force.

— ANDREW MERTHA, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of ills

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The findings may help researchers better understand how repetitive motor behaviors emerge across different neurological and psychiatric conditions.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
The miner also raised concerns that most of the offer would be paid in Gold Fields shares and that the proposal was subject to several conditions.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of conditions

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Thyroid disorders can disrupt the normal hair growth cycle, leading to a typically temporary but excessive form of hair shedding known as telogen effluvium, said Paradi Mirmirani, a dermatologist with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
This can result in learning disorders, developmental defects, and other long-term health problems.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of disorders

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Signs of severe symptoms include bloody diarrhea, fevers over 102 degrees or frequent vomiting that prevents hydration, according to the CDC.

— Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026
While most people infected with the virus do not develop symptoms, others can experience anything from fevers, headaches, vomiting, and more within two to six days after being bit.

— Emily McLeod, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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