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 Cuts to public agencies have coincided with outbreaks of infectious and foodborne diseases, to the point that the administration is trying to manipulate numbers to hide measles deaths. — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 Getting enough of that sweet, sweet dream sleep guarded against 83 different conditions, including cardiovascular diseases and various metabolic and psychiatric outcomes. — Mike McRae 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026 The layer plays a vital role in absorbing the sun’s ultraviolet radiation, which can cause diseases such as skin cancer. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026 Future iterations could safeguard dense digital archives for millennia, or even drift inside human bloodstreams to identify diseases cell by cell. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026 The study supports the World Health Assembly’s 2025 resolution on skin diseases as a global public health priority. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 Most parents cannot fully appreciate the risks associated with vaccine-preventable diseases, McNally said, with medical misinformation widely available online setting a foundation for a worsening trend. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 These antibodies can also be found with other autoimmune diseases. — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2026 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

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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

However, in the same way that one type of physician cannot work for all ailments, one type of school cannot work for all children.

— Claudia Nachtigal, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2026
Many 9/11 first responders alive today feel as Sanchez does, more preoccupied with their survivor’s guilt than their own ailments.

— Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of ailments

Noun

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

Football cannot be expected to answer societal ills, but this is the sort of area in which the club’s foundation does its invaluable outreach work, a place touched by those statistics about deprivation and crime.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 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

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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

One of the toughest challenges for families contending with substance dependency and psychiatric disorders is, at times, simply letting go.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Tens of thousands have developed cancers, respiratory diseases, digestive disorders, and mental health conditions linked to their exposure.

— Raja Flores, STAT, 11 Sep. 2026

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