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Etymology

Middle English disese from Anglo-Norman desese, disaise from Old French desaise (dis- +‎ ease). Displaced native Middle English adle, audle "disease" (from Old English ādl "disease, sickness"), Middle English cothe, coathe "disease" (from Old English coþu "disease").

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Singular disease

Plural diseases

disease (plural diseases)

  1. (pathology) An abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
    The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered.

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