SkiptoprimarynavigationSkiptomaincontentSkiptoprimarysidebarSkiptofooterDisease,disorder,condition,syndrome–what’sthedifference?Learnwhatadiseaseisandhowitdiffersfromadisorder,syndromeorcondition.LASTUPDATEDJune16,2021|FIRSTPUBLISHEDOctober13,2015|BYDinethraMenonLinkedInFacebookTweetPinPrintEmailI’msureyou’refamiliarwiththebasicconceptsofdiseases,disorders,syndromesandconditions.Thetermsareoftenusedinterchangeably–buttheyactuallyhavedifferentmeanings.And,forsomeofus–especiallyESLwriterslookingfortips –describingwhatadiseaseisandhowitdiffersfromadisorder,syndromeorconditioncanbequitedifficult.So,whatISthedifference?Readontolearnhowtounderstandanddefinediseases,disorders,syndromes,andconditions.Whatisadisease?OneoftheoriginaldefinitionsofadiseasewaspublishedintheBritishMedicalJournalasearlyas1900.Definitionofdisease:Resultingfromapathophysiologicalresponsetoexternalorinternalfactors.Today,doctorstreatanddiagnoseadiseasebasedonabnormalitiesinsystemicfunctions–forexample,cardiovasculardisease.Theseabnormalitiescancausebothphysicalandemotionalsignsandsymptoms,aswellaspain,dysfunction,distress,socialproblemsordeath.Whatisadisorder?Whiledoctorsdiagnoseandtreatadisease,adisorderisdefinedasfollows.Definitionofdisorder:Adisruptionofthediseasetothenormalorregularfunctionsinthebodyorapartofthebody.Forexample,adisorderresultingfromcardiovasculardiseaseisanarrhythmiaorirregularheartbeat.Anarrhythmiaisnotadiseaseitself–it’sanabnormalheartbeatthatoccursasaresultofhavingcardiovasculardisease.Disorderscanbeclassifiedintothefollowingareas:MentalPhysicalGeneticEmotionalBehaviouralStructuralWanttoimproveyourEnglishwritingskills?DiscoverourEssentialESLWritingSkillsCourseYouhaveanexcellenteducation,trainingandskillsinyournativelanguage.ButwhenitcomestowritinginEnglish,you’renotconfident.What’sholdingyoubackfromachievingyourgoals?WritingeffectivelyinEnglish.Enteryouremailforacourseoutline.Email*You'llalsojoin16,000+otherswhoreceiveourregularemails.Optoutatanytime.ViewourTermsandPrivacyPoli