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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

communicable disease go
a disease that can be communicated from one person to another

infectious disease go
a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

epidemic disease go
any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people

pest, pestilence, plague, pestis go
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague, plague pneumonia
a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person

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