disease
♦♦ dis|ease /dɪz'iːz/ (diseases)
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A disease is an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection.
...the rapid spread of disease in the area.
...illnesses such as heart disease...Alzheimer's dis|ease /'æltshaɪmərz dɪziːz/
or Alzheimer's
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Alzheimer's disease is a condition in which a person's brain gradually stops working properly.foot-and-mouth dis|ease
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Foot-and-mouth disease or foot-and-mouth is a serious and highly infectious disease that affects cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats.mad cow dis|ease
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Mad cow disease is a disease which affects the nervous system of cattle and causes death. (mainly BRIT)
= BSEmo|tor neu|rone dis|ease
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Motor neurone disease is a disease which destroys the part of a person's nervous system that controls movement.ve|nereal dis|ease /vɪn'ɪəriəl dɪz'iːz/ (venereal diseases)
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Venereal disease is used to refer to diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhoea which are passed on by sexual intercourse. The abbreviation VD is also used.
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A disease is an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection.
...the rapid spread of disease in the area.
...illnesses such as heart disease...Alzheimer's dis|ease /'æltshaɪmərz dɪziːz/
or Alzheimer's
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Alzheimer's disease is a condition in which a person's brain gradually stops working properly.foot-and-mouth dis|ease
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Foot-and-mouth disease or foot-and-mouth is a serious and highly infectious disease that affects cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats.mad cow dis|ease
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Mad cow disease is a disease which affects the nervous system of cattle and causes death. (mainly BRIT)
= BSEmo|tor neu|rone dis|ease
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Motor neurone disease is a disease which destroys the part of a person's nervous system that controls movement.ve|nereal dis|ease /vɪn'ɪəriəl dɪz'iːz/ (venereal diseases)
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Venereal disease is used to refer to diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhoea which are passed on by sexual intercourse. The abbreviation VD is also used.