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diseases

Saydi-ZEE-zizUS/dɪˈzizɪz/UK/dɪˈziːzɪz/

2 meanings of diseases

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of disease. Use this form when you mean more than one disease.

    Vaccines protect children against many serious diseases.

    Doctors study how diseases spread from one person to another.

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  2. 2
    verb
    The form of disease used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
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diseases is a form of disease

disease, noun: A sickness in a person, animal, or plant that causes pain or stops the body from working right. Full entry

Forms
diseasediseases plural
Spelling
disease → diseases: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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