If no non-arbitrary threshold distinguishes deficiency from normality, the categorical claim that a patient 'has no diagnosable malady' relies on a distinction that cannot bear the moral weight assigned to it.
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(used in medical philosophy to discuss whether we can objectively distinguish healthy from unhealthy)
A dividing line between two things that has a real, objective basis—not just someone's random choice. For example, the freezing point of water (32°F) is non-arbitrary because it's a natural physical boundary.