diseased

Example Sentences

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And just four years earlier, she had had a procedure that she thought would take care of her heart problem—a diseased aortic valve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

To prepare for transplant, I had two weeks of near-lethal doses of chemo to destroy my diseased bone marrow and suppress my immune system, creating space for donor cells to take hold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

They evaluated how each substance affected the diseased nerve cells, leading to the identification of sildenafil as a promising candidate.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

For instance, the NHS has not invested in CT coronary angiogram machines, which allow clinicians to scan hearts to check if they are diseased.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Her heart is the heart of a dying turtle: reptilian, dark-red, diseased.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood