What Is A Disease?

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	Syllables:		dis-ease
	Part of Speech		noun
	Pronunciation		dih ziz
	Definition	1.	an abnormal physical or mental condition that causes an organism to function wrongly; illness; sickness.
	Synonyms		illness (1) , sickness (1,2) , malady (1)
	Crossref. Syn.		trouble , ill , complaint , illness
	Similar Words		indisposition , pathology , idiopathy , affliction , infirmity , derangement {derange} , pestilence , disorder , bug , ailment , pandemic , disability , contagion , plague
	Definition	2.	any condition, as of society, that is considered deranged, irrational, or abnormal.
	Synonyms		malady (2)
	Similar Words		abnormality , affliction , plague , derangement {derange} , pestilence , disorder
	Related Words		poison , blight , cancer , canker , malaise

From Medical Dictionary Online:

Disease

• A definite pathologic process with a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. It may affect the whole body or any of its parts, and its etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown.

From: Corpus Callosum:

• Any of the above, plus:

1. Any condition that doctors decide to meddle with¹
2. Anything that health insurance companies decide they are willing to pay in order for someone to try to make it go away
3. Any condition affecting a person's ability to function, that can serve as a legitimate reason to give them a break
   

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Footnote 1:

• Bill Frist is a doctor
• Bill Frist meddles with the Senate
• Anything doctors decide to meddle with is a disease
• Therefore, the Senate is a disease