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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

eye disease
any disease of the eye

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10 Subcategories

cataract go
an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
macular edema go
an eye disease caused by a swelling of the macula resulting from leakage and accumulation of fluid
cystoid macular edema go
a specific pattern of swelling in the central retina
drusen go
(plural) an eye disease resulting from small accumulations of hyaline bodies underneath the retina
glaucoma go
an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)
keratonosus go
any disease of the cornea
macular degeneration go
eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision
retinopathy go
a disease of the retina that can result in loss of vision
trachoma go
a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue
leukoma, leucoma go
eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea