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

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event go
an event that happens

trouble go
an event causing distress or pain

affliction go
a cause of great suffering and distress

attack go
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

seizure, raptus, ictus
a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

noun.state

4 Subcategories

convulsion go
violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
focal seizure go
transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity
raptus hemorrhagicus go
seizure caused by a sudden profuse hemorrhage
absence, absence seizure go
the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.