Impairment

  • 71impierment — Impairment …

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  • 72dyslogia — Impairment of speech and reasoning as the result of a mental disorder. [dys + G. logos, speaking, reason] * * * dys·lo·gia dis lō j(ē )ə n difficulty in expressing ideas through speech caused by impairment of the power of reasoning (as in certain …

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  • 73dysphasia — Impairment in the production of speech and failure to arrange words in an understandable way; caused by an acquired lesion of the brain. SYN: dysphrasia. [dys + G. phasis, speaking] * * * dys·pha·sia dis fā zh(ē )ə n loss of or deficiency in the… …

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  • 74flash blindness — Impairment of vision resulting from an intense flash of light. It includes temporary or permanent loss of visual functions and may be associated with retinal burns. See also dazzle …

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  • 75Cauda equina syndrome — Impairment of the nerves in the cauda equina, a bundle of spinal nerve roots (called the cauda equina because it resembles a horse s tail) that arise from the end of the spinal cord. The cauda equina comprises the roots of all the spinal nerves… …

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  • 76Syndrome, cauda equina — Impairment of the nerves in the cauda equina, a bundle of spinal nerve roots (called the cauda equina because it resembles a horse s tail) that arise from the end of the spinal cord. The cauda equina comprises the roots of all the spinal nerves… …

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  • 77bathyhypesthesia — Impairment of sensation in the structures beneath the skin, e.g., muscle tissue. [G. bathys, deep, + hypo, under, + aisthesis, sensation] * * * bathy·hyp·es·the·sia (bath″e hip″es theґzhə) [bathy + hypesthesia] decreased deep… …

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  • 78dysaphia — Impairment of the sense of touch. [dys + G. haphe, touch] * * * dys·aphia (dis aґfe ə) [dys + Gr. haphē touch] paraphia …

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  • 79dysdiadochokinesia, dysdiadochocinesia — Impairment of the ability to perform rapidly alternating movements. [dys + G. diadochos, working in turn, + kinesis, movement] …

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  • 80presbyastasis — Impairment of vestibular function associated with aging. [presby + G. a priv. + stasis, standing] …

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