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 Looking through his microscope, Kubelka counted cells as part of a study of neuromuscular diseases. — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 Currently, Florida requires kids to get vaccinated against various diseases. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 These diseases typically begin developing two decades prior to most symptoms that would prompt someone to see a clinician. — Julie Moreno, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 The lab technician is a 28-year-old woman who worked at the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, which was set up in the 1930s as an anti-plague body and later expanded its scope to other highly dangerous diseases. — Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 5 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

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Noun

Blanchard has said her mother abused her for years and forced her to fake serious illnesses.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Were these illnesses and injuries because of the 18-mile option, or despite it?

— Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of illnesses

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Alongkot later expanded the hospice to offer treatment to people suffering from other serious ailments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Another handful of Panthers injuries to monitor The Panthers also have a few ailments to keep track of during the Week 5 bye.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 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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Now, in The Social Reckoning, Sorkin focuses on the ills of the company Facebook eventually became.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
The game’s maker, Paolo Pedercini, has long diagnosed the ills of modern capitalism through countercultural video games like Phone Story (2011), which depicted the exploitative supply chain of a smartphone.

— Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ills

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Doctors of podiatric medicine (DPMs) treat all foot conditions ranging from toenails, bunions, fractures, and plantar fasciitis to serious diabetic foot complications that can lead to limb amputation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
More vessels were hit in waters near Iran and Oman, even as Tehran restated its conditions for reopening the key waterway.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of conditions

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It is often associated with insulin resistance, obesity, or certain endocrine disorders.

— Glamour, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026
The program aims to support youth struggling with substance use or other mental health disorders and high -risk behaviors that threaten their well-being by expanding access to community support and mentorship.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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