diseased

adjective

dis·​eased di-ˈzēzd 

: 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.

—Elaine K. Howley

Pruning 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

He 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

Sirois 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

Examples of diseased in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wait until mid-November to remove dead or diseased canes and reduce the overall size of the rose plant. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024

Pleural effusion: The tissue that lines the chest cavity and surrounds the lungs can become diseased or inflamed, causing the lungs to fill with fluid. —Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024

Delivering microRNA to cells One reason why delivering microRNA treatments into cells is difficult is because microRNA treatments need to be delivered specifically to diseased cells while avoiding healthy cells. —Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024

In another, a medical professional holds a diseased lung with a message of how smoking is linked to a potentially fatal lung disease. —Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above