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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

pathological state go
a physical condition that is caused by disease

ill health, unhealthiness, health problem go
a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain

softness, unfitness go
poor physical condition

impairment, handicap, disability, disablement go
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

visual impairment, visual defect, vision defect, visual disorder go
impairment of the sense of sight

ametropia
(ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia

noun.state

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shortsightedness, myopia, nearsightedness go
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability
astigmatism, astigmia go
(ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea
farsightedness, hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, longsightedness go
abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects