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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

infection
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

noun.state

22 Subcategories

enterobiasis go
an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis
felon, whitlow go
a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
focal infection go
bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere
nonsocial infection, cross infection go
an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facility
opportunistic infection go
any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans
paronychia go
infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe
protozoal infection go
any infection caused by a protozoan
respiratory tract infection, respiratory infection go
any infection of the respiratory tract
itch, scabies go
a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite
schistosomiasis, bilharzia, bilharziasis go
an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma
sepsis go
the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues
sore go
an open skin infection
staphylococcal infection go
an infection with staphylococcus bacteria
streptococcal sore throat, strep throat, streptococcus tonsilitis, septic sore throat, throat infection go
an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus
sty, stye, hordeolum, eye infection go
an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
superinfection go
infection that occurs while you are being treated for another infection
suprainfection go
secondary infection caused by an opportunistic infection
tapeworm infection go
intestinal infection by a species of parasitic tapeworm
tetanus, lockjaw go
an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds
toxoplasmosis go
infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats
viral infection, virus infection go
infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans
vaccinia, vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, variola vaccina go
a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox