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1Disease, Norwalk — Disease due to Norwalk virus, not one but a family of small round viruses that are an important cause of viral gastroenteritis (viral inflammation of the stomach and intestines). Norwalk disease is a significant contributor to illness in the US.… …
2disease */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈziːz] / US [dɪˈzɪz] noun Word forms disease : singular disease plural diseases 1) a) [countable/uncountable] an illness that affects people or animals, especially one that is caused by infection disease of: a disease of the nervous system… …
3disease — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ obscure, rare ▪ dangerous, serious ▪ mild ▪ acute …
4disease — dis|ease [ dı ziz ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount an illness that affects people or animals, especially one that is caused by an infection: liver/heart/lung disease: leading causes of heart disease disease of: a disease of the nervous system… …
5Disease, Alexander — A slowly progressive and ultimately fatal brain disorder that most commonly occurs in children. The infantile form of the disease is characterized by megalencephaly (an abnormally large head), seizures, spasticity and developmental retardation.… …
6Disease, Lobstein’s — Osteogenesis imperfecta type I. An inherited, generalized connective tissue disorder featuring bone fragility and blue sclerae (blue whites of the eyes). The classic mild form of “brittle bone disease.” It is a dominant trait with males and… …
7Disease, Vrolik’s — Osteogenesis imperfecta type II, an inherited connective tissue disorder with very severe bone fragility, the lethal form of “brittle bone disease.” It is a recessive trait with males and females affected. Two copies of the mutant gene are needed …
8Disease, Osler-Rendu-Weber — Known as hereditary hemorrhagic telangectasia (HHT), this is a genetic vascular disease with dilatation (widening) of capillaries and small arteries (arterioles) producing characteristic small red spots (called telangectases) in the skin and… …
9Disease, Rendu-Osler-Weber — Known as hereditary hemorrhagic telangectasia (HHT), this is a genetic vascular disease with dilatation (widening) of capillaries and small arteries (arterioles) producing characteristic small red spots (called telangectases) in the skin and… …
10disease — n Disease, disorder, condition, affection, ailment, malady, complaint, distemper, syndrome denote a de ranged bodily state usually associated with or amounting to a loss of health. Disease in its usual and broadest use implies an impairment of… …
