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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

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

information go
knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

grounds, evidence go
your basis for belief or disbelief

symptom go
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

puffiness, lump, swelling go
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy
swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities

noun.state

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angioedema, atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema go
recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema
lymphedema go
swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas
scleredema go
a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face
cystoid macular edema go
a specific pattern of swelling in the central retina
anasarca go
generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue
chemosis go
edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining
papilledema go
swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball)
cerebral edema, brain edema go
swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter