| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation) |
acetoacetic acid
|
| recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat |
Adams-Stokes syndrome
,
atrioventricular block
,
heart block
,
Stokes-Adams syndrome
|
| progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness |
Alzheimer's
,
Alzheimer's disease
,
Alzheimers
|
| chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis |
ankylosing spondylitis
,
Marie-Strumpell disease
,
rheumatoid spondylitis
|
| (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea |
astigmatism
,
astigmia
|
| aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired |
ataxic aphasia
,
Broca's aphasia
,
expressive aphasia
,
motor aphasia
,
nonfluent aphasia
|
| beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism |
beta-hydroxybutyric acid
|
| television captioning for hearing-impaired |
closed captioning
|
| any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems |
CMV
,
cytomegalovirus
|
| mental powers impaired |
dementia
|
| loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function |
demyelination
|
| oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect |
dotard
|
| impaired by alcohol |
drunk
|
| impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature |
dysarthria
|
| impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics |
dyscalculia
|
| functioning, impaired |
dysfunction
|
| impaired ability to learn to write |
dysgraphia
|
| impaired ability to learn to read |
dyslexia
|
| impaired ability to express ideas verbally; usually resulting from difficulties of reasoning (as in feeblemindedness or certain psychoses) |
dyslogia
|
| conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person |
ear trumpet
,
hearing aid
|
