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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

illness, unwellness, malady, sickness go
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

disease go
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition go
a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically

polygenic disorder, polygenic disease go
an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once

diabetes go
a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood

diabetes mellitus, DM
diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria

noun.state

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type I diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM, juvenile-onset diabetes, juvenile diabetes, growth-onset diabetes, ketosis-prone diabetes, ketoacidosis-prone diabetes, autoimmune diabetes go
severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset
type II diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ketosis-resistant diabetes, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes, adult-onset diabetes mellitus, adult-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes mellitus, maturity-onset diabetes, mature-onset diabetes go
mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults
latent diabetes, chemical diabetes go
a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures