: affected with or as if with a disease : lacking health or soundness : sickly
During a transplant, the surgeon removes the diseased lung (sometimes both) and transplants a lung or lungs from a donor.—
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Elaine K. HowleyPruning is critical to blueberry productivity. An annual pruning regimen is needed to remove old and diseased canes, encourage strong new canes and increase the harvest.—Sequim (Washington) Gazette
Sequim (Washington) GazetteHe said he occasionally has had to put an animal down if it is diseased or severely injured, but often works with animal rehabilitators to rescue others when possible.—Sarah Bowman
Sarah BowmanSirois believes that the confession from Hernandez, who has since pleaded not guilty, was the product of a diseased mind. Defense lawyers claim he's mentally ill, hears voices, and has rock-bottom intelligence.—Andrea Peyser
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This allows doctors to deliver more aggressive and targeted medicine to the diseased cells and limit damage to the healthy ones.
—Dayna Copeland, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
For example, aged or diseased animals are not welcome, and an adult male usually anchors the scene as the apex of its kind.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
Thinning cuts are used to remove dead, diseased, and broken branches, as well as those growing too tightly and crowding each other.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
Is the only way to stop bird flu to kill off all diseased birds?
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
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Dayna Copeland, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
For example, aged or diseased animals are not welcome, and an adult male usually anchors the scene as the apex of its kind.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
Thinning cuts are used to remove dead, diseased, and broken branches, as well as those growing too tightly and crowding each other.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
Is the only way to stop bird flu to kill off all diseased birds?
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for diseased
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diseased. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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