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disease
[dĭ-zēz´]a definite pathological process having a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. It may affect the whole body or any of its parts, and its etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown. For specific diseases, see under the specific name, as addison's disease. See also illness, mal, sickness, and syndrome.
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mal·a·dy
(mal'ă-dē),A disease or illness.
Synonym(s): maladie
[Fr. maladie, illness]
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malady
(măl′ə-dē)n. pl. mala·dies
1. A disease, disorder, or ailment.
2. An unwholesome condition: the malady of discontent.
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malady
An older poetic (i.e., non-medical) term for a condition, disease, sickness or illness.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
mal·a·dy
(mal'ă-dē)A disease or illness.
[Fr. maladie, illness]
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malady
Any disease, disorder or illness.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005