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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

deviance, aberration, aberrance, aberrancy go
a state or condition markedly different from the norm

chromosomal aberration, chromosomal anomaly, chrosomal abnormality, chromosonal disorder
any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes

noun.state

3 Subcategories

monosomy go
chromosomal abnormality consisting of the absence of one chromosome from the normal diploid number
trisomy go
chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
sex-linked disorder go
any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones