disease
dis.ease \diz-'e-z\ \-'e-zd\ n [ME disese, fr. MF desaise, fr. des- dis- + aise ease] obs 1: TROUBLE 2a: an impairment of the normal state of the living animal or plant body th at affects the performance of the vital functions : SICKNESS 2b: a particular instance or kind of such impairment : MALADY - dis.eased aj