వ్యాధి

See also: వ్యధ

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit व्याधि (vyādhi).

Noun

వ్యాధి • (vyādhi) ? (plural వ్యాధులు)

1. (pathology) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction - disease.
2. The quality or state of being sick - sickness.
3. (medicine) A physical or psychical malfunction - disorder.

Synonyms

• రోగము (rōgamu)

Related terms

• వ్యాధికారకం (vyādhikārakaṁ, “pathogen”)

References

• "వ్యాధి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1241