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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

pathology go
any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

dysfunction, disfunction go
(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group

palsy, paralysis
loss of the ability to move a body part

noun.state

11 Subcategories

akinesis, akinesia go
motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis
alalia go
paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak
cystoplegia, cystoparalysis go
paralysis of the urinary bladder
diplegia go
paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body
Erb's palsy, Erb-Duchenne paralysis go
paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth)
monoplegia go
paralysis of a single limb
ophthalmoplegia go
paralysis of the motor nerves of the eye
paresis go
a slight or partial paralysis
paraplegia go
paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma)
hemiplegia, unilateral paralysis go
paralysis of one side of the body
quadriplegia go
paralysis of both arms and both legs