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Difference between "Disease" and "Condition"?


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cbrookie2000 profile picture cbrookie2000January 2020
Disease is a specific medical noun used to describe a certain set of conditions or maladies. Condition is very broad and could mean many different things that are different about a person. It is also used in non-medical contexts
exRanger profile picture exRangerJanuary 2020
Hey Vince,

These words can be regarded as synonymous in many, but not all, instances. "Disease" always = a malady, whether of personal health or of, say, societal health, i.e., a social disorder.

"Condition" can be a 'softer' way of expressing 'disease' - personal and/or societal (ill) health, but also carries such additional meanings as "the state of something(s)", e.g., "the used car was in very good condition" (ie, a good state of repair, etc.). -exRanger

PS - we also use "condition" in connection with personal health improvement (ie, exercise) and climate control of a space, e.g., "air conditioning" or heating (ie, HVAC) - in French "climatisation".