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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

pathology go
any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

sclerosis, induration
any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue

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MS, multiple sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosis go
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease go
thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord
arteriolosclerosis go
sclerosis of the arterioles
arteriosclerosis, arterial sclerosis, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries, coronary-artery disease go
sclerosis of the arterial walls
osteosclerosis go
abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone