disease

Significat (anglès)

Noun

1. An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
2. Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
3. Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
2. To infect with a disease.

Amb guionet com

dis‧ease

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/dɪˈziːz/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Middle English disese, from Anglo-Norman desese, disaise, from Old French desaise, from des- + aise. Displaced native Middle English adle, audle (“disease”) (from Old English ādl (“disease, sickness”), see adle), Middle English cothe, coathe (“disease”) (from Old English coþu (“disease”), see coath). By surface analysis, dis- + ease.

Sents

Weakness in the hands and forearms occurs in many people as the disease progresses .