Medical Dictionary

entity

noun en·ti·ty \ˈen(t)-ət-ē\
plural en·ti·ties

Medical Definition of ENTITY

:  something (as a disease or condition) that has separate and distinct existence and objective or conceptual reality <whether the common cold is an entity has been debated—Year Book of Medicine>

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