disease
noun/dɪˈziːz/
Слово англійською: disease
Переклад disease українською: захво́рювання, хворо́ба, недуга, несправність
Детальний опис
- [uncountable, countable] an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection
- heart/lung/liver disease
- In 19th-century England, infectious diseases were the principal cause of death.
- chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes
- health measures to prevent the spread of disease
- Smoking increases the risk of heart disease.
- It is not known what causes the disease.
- He suffers from a rare blood disease.
- Sailors who ate no fresh food contracted the disease.
- It's better to prevent disease by ensuring a clean water supply.
- to treat/cure a disease
- to spread/transmit a disease
- Cattle had to be slaughtered after an outbreak of the disease.
- patients with coronary heart disease
- cardiovascular/pulmonary/respiratory disease
Synonyms diseasediseaseillness ▪ disorder ▪ infection ▪ condition ▪ ailment ▪ bugThese are all words for a medical problem.disease a medical problem affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection:- He suffers from a rare blood disease.
- She died after a long illness.
- a rare disorder of the liver
- a throat infection
- a heart condition
- childhood ailments
- a stomach bug
- to have/suffer from a(n) disease/illness/disorder/infection/condition/ailment/bug
- to catch/contract/get/pick up a(n) disease/illness/infection/bug
Wordfinder- chemotherapy
- cure
- disease
- drug
- injection
- medication
- osteopathy
- palliative
- physiotherapy
- radiotherapy
Collocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming ill- catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
- get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
- contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
- be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
- develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
- have a heart attack/a stroke
- provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
- block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
- damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
- feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
- have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
- suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/nausea/bouts of depression/post-traumatic stress disorder
- be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
- battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
- examine a patient
- diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
- be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
- prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
- treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
- have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
- have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
- cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
- prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
- be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
- enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
Wordfinder- bacteria
- disease
- epidemic
- fever
- illness
- immunity
- infection
- spread
- vaccinate
- virus
- [countable] (formal) something that is very wrong with people’s attitudes, way of life or with society
- Greed is a disease of modern society.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘lack of ease; inconvenience’): from Old French desaise ‘lack of ease’, from des- (expressing reversal) + aise ‘ease’.