See Also: disease(2)(dictionary)
Lev's disease(medicine)
Little's disease(medicine)
Disease, Kok(health)
HSC disease(health)
Still's disease(dictionary)
disease, fifth(medicine)
Disease, gum(health)
Gum disease(medicine)
DISEASE(medicine)

disease(2) (iou)



disease verb trans. ME.
[Anglo-Norman var. of Old French desaaisier, from desaise noun (see DISEASE noun) after aaisier, aiser EASE verb.]
Deprive of ease, disturb; put to inconvenience; annoy. ME-L17.
J. Knox He wold not disease hymself to heare a sermon.
Cause illness in; affect with disease. (Earlier in DISEASED 1.) L15.
fig.: E. Hickeringill Evil Ministers Disease the Common-wealth.