疾病((example of an)illness of the body， mind or plants， caused by infection or internal disorder， not by an accident) [C， U]：a serious/contagious/common/chronic～重病/传染病/常见病/慢性病; an infectious/incurable/acute/occupational/endemic～传染病/不治之症/急性病/职业病/地方病;a blood/skin/heart/plant～血液病/皮肤病/心脏病/植物病;a～of society/the mind/the nervous system/the kidneys 社会病/精神病/神经系统疾病/肾脏病;catch/cure/treat/prevent/spread/cause/die of/suffer from/wipe out a～得/治愈/治疗/预防/传播/引起/死于/患/消灭一种疾病;eradicate/cure/prevent/cause～根治/治愈/预防/引起疾病;combat～与疾病作斗争;〖同〗illness， sickness， complaint， disorder;〖反〗health;

→dis′eased adj 有(患)病的;

【辨异】disease与sickness、illness、trouble和complaint的区别见COMPLAINT。