condition

condition /con·di·tion/ (kon-dish´un) to train; to subject to conditioning.

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con·di·tion (kn-dshn)

n.

1. A disease or physical ailment.

2. A state of health or physical fitness.

v.

To cause an organism to respond in a specific manner to a conditioned stimulus in the absence of an unconditioned stimulus.

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condition,

n 1. the current health situation of a patient.
2. the detail of a legal agreement or contract.

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condition

1. to train; to subject to conditioning.

2. state of the body in terms of amount of tissue carried. Spoken of as obese, fat, thin, emaciated. See also body condition score.

3. of wool; a qualitative assessment of the degree of waste included in the fleece, including yolk, plant fiber, dust.

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body condition

see condition (2) (above).

body condition scale

see body condition score.

light condition

see thinness.

condition scoring

the allocation of a score to indicate an animal's body condition. See also body condition score.