diseased

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However, there was ongoing debate about whether it mainly transported potassium ions or protons, and how those movements affected cell function in both healthy and diseased states.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

For instance, the NHS has not invested in CT coronary angiogram machines, which allow clinicians to scan hearts to check if they are diseased.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Surgeons have told the BBC that healthy organs can be discarded, and diseased organs can be transplanted.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

When they detect danger, they process fragments of abnormal proteins and present them as antigens to T cells, which then seek out and destroy diseased or cancerous cells.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

As for me, I didn’t think they’d understand, and I didn’t want anybody treating me as if I was diseased or mentally ill.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes