[sql-server] What does a Status of "Suspended" and high DiskIO means from sp_who2?

I'm trying to troubleshoot some intermittent slowdowns in our application. I've got a separate question here with more details.

I ran sp_who2 to and I've noticed a few connections that have a status of SUSPENDED and high DiskIO. Can someone explain to me what that indicates?

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Suspended. The session is waiting for an event, such as I/O, to complete.

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