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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

animal disease go
a disease that typically does not affect human beings

zoonosis, zoonotic disease
an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans

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8 Subcategories

actinomycosis go
disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans
anthrax, splenic fever go
a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep)
brucellosis, contagious abortion, Bang's disease go
an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion
glanders go
a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans
Lyme disease, Lyme arthritis go
an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever
madness, rabies, hydrophobia, lyssa go
an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal)
swamp fever, leptospirosis go
an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals
tularemia, tularaemia, rabbit fever, deer fly fever, yatobyo go
a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals