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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

harm, hurt, injury, trauma go
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

break, fracture
breaking of hard tissue such as bone

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11 Subcategories

comminuted fracture go
fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
complete fracture go
break involving the entire width of the bone
compound fracture, open fracture go
bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound
compression fracture go
fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)
depressed fracture go
fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in
displaced fracture go
fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another
fatigue fracture, stress fracture go
fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury
hairline fracture, capillary fracture go
a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin
incomplete fracture go
fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone
impacted fracture go
fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end
simple fracture, closed fracture go
an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin