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Bookmark or Share- Disease - WikipediaA disease is a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism, and that is not immediately due to any external injury. Diseases are often known to be medical conditions that are associated with specific signs and symptoms.
- Disease Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comnoun. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- Infectious disease | Definition, Types, & Causes | BritannicaAn infectious disease can differ from simple infection, which is the invasion of and replication in the body by any of various agents—including bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoans, and worms —as well as the reaction of tissues to their presence or to the toxins that they produce.
- Heart disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicHeart disease describes a range of conditions that affect the heart. Heart diseases include: Blood vessel disease, such as coronary artery disease Irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) Heart problems you're born with (congenital heart defects) Disease of the heart muscle Heart valve disease
- Disease | definition of disease by Medical dictionarydisease 1. Any abnormal condition of the body or part of it, arising from any cause. 2. A specific disorder that features a recognizable complex of physical signs, symptoms and effects. All diseases can be attributed to causes, known or unknown, that include heredity, environment, infection, new growth (neoplasia) or diet.
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