diseased
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nondiseased adjective
- undiseased adjective
Etymology
Origin of diseased
1425–75; late Middle English disesed; compare Anglo-French diseasé. See disease, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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"It's like giving an old electronic a new battery pack. Instead of tossing them out, we are plugging fully-charged batteries from healthy cells into diseased ones."
From Science Daily
"However, our model brings us closer to the biology of the human organism. It could serve as a complement to many animal experiments in the study of blood formation in both healthy and diseased conditions."
From Science Daily
The plans show 70% of the trees would be retained along the path with reports saying 25% of the vegetation "needing scaling back due to it being dead, diseased or invasive species".
From BBC
And while damaged and diseased organs may be replaceable by transplants, as we age our bodies become much less resilient or able to cope with physical stressors.
From BBC
Organisers have shortened stage 19 of the Tour de France in order to avoid a herd of diseased cattle on the Col des Saisies.
From BBC
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