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

hypertrophy go
abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ

elephantiasis
hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum)

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elephantiasis neuromatosa go
hypertrophy of a limb
elephantiasis scroti, chyloderma go
swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction
nevoid elephantiasis, pachyderma go
thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction