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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

abnormality, abnormalcy go
an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

dysplasia
abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth

noun.state

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aplasia go
failure of some tissue or organ to develop
fibrous dysplasia of bone go
a disturbance in which bone that is undergoing lysis is replaced by an abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue resulting in bone lesions or skin lesions
hypertrophy go
abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
hyperplasia go
abnormal increase in number of cells
hypoplasia go
underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells
anaplasia go
loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor