doença — meaning in English

English meaning

• disease noun An illness affecting the body or mind, caused by infection, malfunction, or other harmful factors.
• illness noun A disease or period of poor health.
• sickness noun The state of being ill; a specific illness.

Senses

doença is used for these senses in English:

• disease (medicine) 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.
• illness (countable) An instance of a disease or poor health.
• illness (uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.
• sickness The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness.

disease — full definition

1. noun An illness affecting the body or mind, caused by infection, malfunction, or other harmful factors.
2. noun A harmful or corrupting pattern in a system, society, or way of thinking.

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