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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

tension, tautness, tenseness, tensity go
the physical condition of being stretched or strained

tone, tonicity, tonus go
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

myotonia
abnormally long muscular contractions

noun.state

2 Subcategories

acromyotonia go
myotonia of the extremities only
myotonia congenita, Thomsen's disease go
a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffness