succumb to a disease
11succumb — verb 1) she succumbed to temptation Syn: yield, give in/way, submit, surrender, capitulate, cave in Ant: resist 2) he succumbed to the disease Syn: die from/of; …
12succumb — verb 1) she finally succumbed to temptation Syn: yield, give in/way, submit, surrender, capitulate, cave in 2) he succumbed to the disease Syn: die from/of • Ant: resist …
13succumb — [səˈkʌm] verb [I] formal 1) to lose your ability to fight against someone or something 2) to become very ill, or to die from a disease …
14succumb — suc•cumb [[t]səˈkʌm[/t]] v. i. 1) to give way to superior force; yield 2) med to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die • Etymology: 1480–90; < L succumbere=suc suc + cumbere, transit. der. of cubāre to lie, recline; cf. incumbent …
15succumb — /səˈkʌm / (say suh kum) verb (i) 1. to give way to superior force; yield. 2. to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die. {late Middle English, from Latin succumbere} …
16Dutch elm disease — Branch death, or flagging, at multiple locations in the crown of a diseased elm Dutch elm disease (DED) is a disease caused by a member of the sac fungi category, affecting elm trees which is spread by the elm bark beetle. Although believed to be …
17plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …
18Niemann-Pick disease, type C — Classification and external resources ICD 10 E75.2 (ILDS E75.230) ICD 9 272.7 …
19Dutch elm disease — a disease of elms characterized by wilting, yellowing, and falling of the leaves and caused by a fungus, Ceratostomella ulmi, transmitted by bark beetles. [1920 25] * * * Widespread disease that kills elms, caused by the fungus Ceratocystis ulmi …
20The Dead (Higson novel) — The Dead (The Enemy 2)   Author(s) Charlie Higson …
