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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

process, physical process go
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states

phenomenon go
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

natural phenomenon go
all phenomena that are not artificial

organic phenomenon go
(biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals

death
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism

noun.phenomenon

3 Subcategories

necrobiosis, cell death go
(physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)
mortification, necrosis, gangrene, sphacelus go
the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
brain death, cerebral death go
death when respiration and other reflexes are absent