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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

pathological state go
a physical condition that is caused by disease

ill health, unhealthiness, health problem go
a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain

softness, unfitness go
poor physical condition

impairment, handicap, disability, disablement go
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

visual impairment, visual defect, vision defect, visual disorder go
impairment of the sense of sight

scotoma
an isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field

noun.state

5 Subcategories

annular scotoma go
a circular scotoma surrounding the center of the field of vision
central scotoma go
a scotoma that involves the fixation point
hemianopic scotoma go
a scotoma involving half of the visual field
paracentral scotoma go
a scotoma that is adjacent to the fixation point
scintillating scotoma, flittering scotoma go
a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights