condition
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/kənˈdɪʃən/
English
Definitions
noun
- A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
- A requirement or requisite.“Environmental protection is a condition for sustainability. What other planets might have the right conditions for life? The union had a dispute over sick time and other conditions of employment.”
- A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.
- The health status of a medical patient.“My aunt couldn't walk up the stairs in her condition.”
verb
- To subject to the process of acclimation.“I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego.”
- To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.“They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.”
- To place conditions or limitations upon.
- To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
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Synonyms
fettlespecifyqualifypreconditionshapeconsiderationcircumstancestatusstipulatestipulationdisciplinetermtraincheckexperimental conditionmodalityconditional
Associated
worseneddeterioratedcongenitalsyndromesatisfiedaffectssymptomsdiagnoseddisordercharacterizeddiagnosischronic