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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

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

state go
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

condition, status go
a state at a particular time

physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition go
the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

upset, disorder go
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

nervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease go
a disorder of the nervous system

brain disorder, encephalopathy, brain disease
any disorder or disease of the brain

noun.state

11 Subcategories

epilepsy go
a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
apraxia go
inability to make purposeful movements
paralysis agitans, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinson's, shaking palsy go
a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
cerebral palsy, spastic paralysis go
a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth
agraphia, anorthography, logagraphia go
a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion
acataphasia go
a disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner
aphasia go
inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
agnosia go
inability to recognize objects by use of the senses
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, CJD, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease go
rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus
Reye's syndrome go
acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children
Wernicke's encephalopathy go
inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholism