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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

growth go
(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

tumor, tumour, neoplasm
an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

noun.state

18 Subcategories

acanthoma, skin tumor go
a neoplasm originating in the epidermis
angioma go
a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels
benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm go
a tumor that is not cancerous
blastoma, blastocytoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma go
a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells
brain tumor, brain tumour go
a tumor in the brain
carcinoid go
a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract
celioma go
an abdominal tumor
granuloma go
a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection
lipoma, adipose tumor go
a tumor consisting of fatty tissue
malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor go
a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
meningioma go
a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord
neurofibroma, neurilemoma go
tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve
neuroma go
any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system
pheochromocytoma, phaeochromocytoma go
a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland
pinealoma go
tumor of the pineal gland
plasmacytoma go
neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow)
psammoma, sand tumor go
a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain
teratoma go
a tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site