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The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. muscular dystrophy MuscularDystrophy Hereditary disorder marked by the progressive degeneration of the muscles case of MD dystrophy cases of MD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular_dystrophy MuscularDystrophy muscular dystrophy Hereditary disorder marked by the progressive degeneration of the muscles AilmentCondition The most general collection of ailment events; a subcollection of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQw4WZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PhysiologicalCondition</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r6e0v8orZQdefvMXViCU3lw" class="cyc_term">DysfunctionalCondition</a>. An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwYVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AilmentCondition</a> is a dynamic state of sickness, injury, or physiological impairment. The rationale for construing ailments in this way is the obvious fact that to have an ailment is to undergo an event: an individual ailment has temporal features, it progresses dynamically, and so on. It is not just a matter of being in some static state of "unwellness". Subcollections of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwYVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AilmentCondition</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWPCEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RespiratoryAilment</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQr9o5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeartCondition</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1qGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cancer</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1IRZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MotionSickness</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1e1JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Poisoning</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwvf5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Infection</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWKT6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InjuryCondition</a>. If a particular person has an infection, that event is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwYVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AilmentCondition</a>. An <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwYVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AilmentCondition</a> does not begin before there is an actual, developed sickness or impairment, and thus does not include the event of getting sick or becoming impaired. Also note that each type of ailment, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwvf5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Infection</a>, is the collection of all "cases" or "instances" of individuals suffering from that condition. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv6WBtZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DiseaseType</a>. ailment condition A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQw4WZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PhysiologicalCondition</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1dRZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeneticCondition</a> is an abnormal physiological condition which developed in a particular organism due to that organism's genetic configuration. Such conditions are not contagious as infections are, but they may be hereditary. Specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1dRZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeneticCondition</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1gZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DownsSyndrome</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwsj5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hemophilia</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1WApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SickleCellAnemia</a>. GeneticCondition genetic condition life-threatening condition LifeThreateningCondition A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQw4WZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PhysiologicalCondition</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1QsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LifeThreateningCondition</a> is an ailment which, if left untreated, may cause the death of the organism afflicted by it. Specializations include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1e1JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Poisoning</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1GeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Rabies</a>. A collection of collections. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv6WBtZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DiseaseType</a> is a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwYVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AilmentCondition</a> that is normally classified as a type of disease. DiseaseType disease Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString MuscularDystrophy muscular dystrophy Hereditary disorder marked by the progressive degeneration of the muscles MuscularDystrophy muscular dystrophy Hereditary disorder marked by the progressive degeneration of the muscles MuscularDystrophy muscular dystrophy Hereditary disorder marked by the progressive degeneration of the muscles MuscularDystrophy muscular dystrophy Hereditary disorder marked by the progressive degeneration of the muscles