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Definitions of disease
  1. noun
    an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
Definition that contains disease
  • bunt disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores
  • trembles disease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakeroot
  • rhizoctinia disease disease caused by rhizoctinia or fungi of Pellicularia and Corticium
  • root rot disease characterized by root decay; caused by various fungi
  • aspergillosis disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs
  • tomato streak disease of a wide range of plants (tomatoes, potatoes, peas) resulting from a mixed infection of potato and tomato mosaic
  • actinomycosis disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses
  • gummosis disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
  • brown rot gummosis disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
  • newcastle disease disease of domestic fowl and other birds
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