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 The New York Times recently wrote about a study that revealed that one in four NFL players develop brain diseases like CTE. — Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Hormonal changes from perimenopause and menopause touch numerous parts of a woman’s health and raise the risk of certain diseases like osteoporosis, diabetes and heart disease. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026 Stem and leaf clippings can carry diseases and insect eggs that overwinter and cause problems in the spring. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026 Achievements such as vaccines, genome mapping and the management of deadly diseases save lives daily. — Mona Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026 The new findings are striking since higher levels of AST and ALT are sometimes a sign of an unhealthy liver, and certain conditions such as liver diseases or infections can cause elevated levels. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 The new firm, Caspian Therapeutics, is launching with $50 million in financing to develop menin inhibitors for diabetes and other cardiometabolic diseases. — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 9 Sep. 2026 The Kindle Hill Foundation also has specialized programs for people with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, all dedicated to supporting mental health needs with equine therapy. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 The team also ran the analysis in reverse to see whether perianal diseases influence sleep, and used additional sensitivity tests to confirm the results held up. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

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Noun

There will be a seventh bell-tolling this year, for the thousands who have since died by suicide, or from cancer and other illnesses caused by the ravages of terrorism.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
The initiative aims to bring positivity and hope to children battling critical illnesses.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of illnesses

Noun

Starting next year, Illinois will have new safeguards in place to prevent parents from being wrongly accused of child abuse or neglect when their children visit a doctor or hospital emergency room for unexplained injuries or ailments.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
The existing international surveillance and response systems for these ailments are limited in scope.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 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

Noun

North Carolina Bobby Petrino has fixed all the offensive ills.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
But unlike Transcription or George Saunders’s Vigil, the year’s other novel about a rich old man on his way to the underworld, this book doesn’t try to diagnose our collective ills.

— Emma Alpern, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of ills

Noun

As the index fluctuates with market conditions, your mortgage rate can change as well.

— Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
In his exquisitely layered seventh feature, Possible Love (Ga-neung-han sa-rang), Lee Chang-dong’s humanistic observational skills remain at their peak, the acuity of his insights into emotional lives and social conditions unparalleled.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of conditions

Noun

Over the next 25 years, health experts say the death toll from post-9/11 health disorders could reach 20,000 or more.

— Mike Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Clinical biomarkers and neuroimaging do not hold all the answers; many disorders—such as Alzheimer’s and some types of strokes—still require postmortem analysis for diagnostic confirmation.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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