disease (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. morbus (most gen. term)2. aegrōtātio (the state of suffering from a disease)3. aegrĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. (like aegrotatio, but very rare in this sense)4. mălum (where the context explains)5. vĭtium (only of plants) • disease (subs.): 1. morbus (most gen. term): sick of a severe d., morbo gravi aeger, Cic.: a d. of the mind, animi m., Cic.: to be subject to d.s (of trees), infestari morbis, Plin.: to fall ill of a d., in morbum cadere, incidere, delabi (gradually), Cic.: to catch a d., m. contrahere, Plin.: to suffer from d., morbo laborare, Cic.: to recover from a d., ex morbo convalescere, recreari, evadere, morbo liberari, Cic.: to cure a d., morbo mederi, Cic.; morbum depellere (to get rid of it), Cic.; m. discutere, med. t. t.: to treat a d., morbo curationem adhibere, Cic.: to assuage the violence of d., morbi impetum lenire, Petr.: to die of d. (by natural death), morbo mori, perire, Nep.; morbo absumi, Sall.: the d. increases, m. amplior fit, Ter.; ingravescit, Cic.; aggravescit, Suet.: gets the mastery, praevalet, Plin.: remains stationary, consistit, Cels.: decreases, minuitur, Cels.; se minuit, Plin.; declinat, Plin.; decrescit, Cels.: departs, decedit, Cels.: becomes deep-rooted, inveterascit, Cels.: returns, recurrit. Gell.: is propagated hereditarily, per successionem traditur, Plin. Ep. spreads to others, in alios vulgatur, Curt.: an hereditary d., m. patrius, Plin. Ep.: acute d.s, m. acuti, Cels.: chronic d.s, m. chronici, Coel. Aur.: intermittent d.s, m. periodici, v. intermittent. 2. aegrōtātio (the state of suffering from a disease): v. sickness, illness. 3. aegrĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. (like aegrotatio, but very rare in this sense): Tac.: Plin. 4. mălum (where the context explains): Cels.: Ov.: blight is a d. of vines, vinearum m. est robigo, Plin. 5. vĭtium (only of plants): d.s peculiar to the fig-tree, v. fici peculiaria, Plin. Phr.: a contagious d., contāgio, ōnis, f.: Sall.; contāgium, usu. poet. in pl.: Virg.: v. pestilence.