diseased
adj.adj. suffering from a physical or mental illness. You use this to describe a part of the body or a plant that is not healthy.
adj. suffering from or affected by a physical or mental illness. Often used to describe specific biological tissues or organs that have been compromised by infection or decay.
The gardener removed the diseased leaves from the rose bush.
Doctors decided to operate immediately to remove the diseased tissue before the infection could spread further.
The ancient elm tree, once a centerpiece of the village square, had to be felled after experts determined its diseased roots posed a significant safety risk.
* disease + -ed
Typically used attributively before a noun; can also follow linking verbs like 'become' or 'look'.
the disease heartthe diseased heartLearners often use the noun 'disease' as a modifier instead of the participial adjective 'diseased'.