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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

TB, tuberculosis, T.B.
infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

noun.state

5 Subcategories

Pott's disease go
TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine
miliary tuberculosis go
acute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny tubercles on one or more organs of the body (presumably resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the bloodstream)
consumption, white plague, pulmonary tuberculosis, phthisis, wasting disease go
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
scrofula, struma, king's evil go
a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
lupus vulgaris go
tuberculosis of the skin