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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

inflammation, redness, rubor go
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation

myositis
inflammation of muscle tissue

noun.state

4 Subcategories

dermatomyositis go
myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs
polymyositis go
myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling
inclusion body myositis go
myositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers)
trichinosis, trichiniasis, myositis trichinosa go
infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork)