A general term used to refer to any departure from health in which a patient suffers It can be defined as disorder of bodily function or destructive processes in organs, organs' systems or in an organism with recognizable signs and symptoms, and in many cases a known cause The words disease, illness and sickness are used often interchangeably but are not synonymous Rather, whereas disease relates to a physiological or psychological dysfunction, an illness is the subjective state of a patient who feels unwell and sickness encompasses a state of social dysfunction, such as the role that the individual assumes when ill
A condition of an organ, part, structure, or system of the body in which there is incorrect function
"Lack of ease " Departure from the state of health or normality Disease is a process, not a thing and represents the response of the body to injury or insult
A disease is an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection. the rapid spread of disease in the area. illnesses such as heart disease. brown lung disease Hansen disease degenerative joint disease Addison disease Alzheimer disease Lou Gehrig disease autoimmune disease Bright disease celiac disease Centers for Disease Control and Prevention congenital heart disease coronary heart disease ischemic heart disease Creutzfeldt Jakob disease caisson disease Dutch elm disease hemolytic disease of the newborn foot and mouth disease hoof and mouth disease gastroesophageal reflux disease glycogen storage disease Graves disease heart disease Hodgkin disease Korsakoff disease Legionnaire disease lipid storage disease Lyme disease mad cow disease Minamata disease occupational disease Paget disease of bone pelvic inflammatory disease pulmonary heart disease hyaline membrane disease sexually transmitted disease Tay Sachs disease Wilson disease
n 1 A pathological condition in an organism resulting from infection or genetic defect, for example, and characterized by identifiable symptoms 2 A condition or tendency, as of society, regarded as abnormal and harmful **
A process, not a thing, that represents the response of an organism to injury that affects its normal structure, functions or economic value and is expressed in characteristic pathological responses called symptoms
The term disease commonly refers to any deviation from the normal structure or function of the human body that is manifested by a characteristic set of one or more signs or symptoms The FDA is no longer proposing to broaden the definition of disease to include such conditions as pregnancy, menopause, and aging
A condition of abnormal vital function involving any structure, part, or system of the patient/client
Any malfunctioning of host cells and tissues that results from continuous irritation by a pathogenic agent or environmental factor and leads to development of symptoms
(Chiropractic Definition) the absence of health, a condition where the body has lost its ability to heal itself and is thereby susceptible to growth of organisms that are present in the body even in healthy situations
Any abnormality of bodily structure or function, other than those arising directly from injury
An alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs, interrupting or disturbing the performance of the vital functions, and causing or threatening pain and weakness; malady; affection; illness; sickness; disorder; applied figuratively to the mind, to the moral character and habits, to institutions, the state, etc
"Lack of ease" Departure from the state of health or normality Disease is a process, not a thing and represents the responses of the body to injury or insult Although health and disease are concepts that do not easily lend themselves to simple definition, diseases have certain characteristics that are definable, for example
a state in which a function or part of the body is no longer in a healthy condition