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diseases

NOUN

ailment, affliction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bug cancer condition contamination defect disorder epidemic fever flu illness infection inflammation malady plague sickness stroke syndrome virus

STRONG

ache affection attack blight breakdown canker collapse complaint contagion convulsions debility decrepitude distemper endemic feebleness fit hemorrhage indisposition infirmity misery seizure spell temperature unhealthiness unsoundness upset visitation

WEAK

ill health pathosis sickliness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage good health health

STRONG

ability blessing boon happiness soundness strength

Example Sentences

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Their work combines ideas from evolutionary biology with findings from modern biomedical research to explain how early damage in the body may later contribute to diseases such as cancer, arthritis, and infections.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Proponents of harm reduction work point to studies that have shown offering clean needles and other supplies can significantly reduce the spread of diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration oversees drugs to treat diseases.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The drug is used to treat a group of rare autoimmune diseases that cause inflammation in the body’s small blood vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But how lucky, when you think about it, that these diseases are at least species specific.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson