impairment
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- noun
- /ɪmˈpɛr.mənt/
- Those are all signs of metabolic impairment of brain cells.
- visual impairment
- language impairment
- cognitive impairment
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Watch on YouTubeWhat intellectual or mental impairments might he or she have?
- What intellectual or mental impairments might he or she have?
- You must have functional impairment from the issue.
- Or in clinical jargon, we'll say, 'cause social impairment.
- The third phase is called MCI, mild cognitive impairment.
- You cannot equate THC blood levels to impairment.
- Obviously it's being used right now for paralysis and helping people with cognitive impairments.
- And we know that after about, you know, a working week of short sleep, you see those impairments too.
- And we could show some impairment of the microbiome or the intestinal barrier and leaky gut.
- That was at the same time that my grandmother, who lived right next door to us, started showing signs of cognitive impairment and dementia.
- But the good news is even prior to that dementia state, which is called MCI, oh, mild cognitive impairment, so much can be done to prevent the progression.
- I use the exact same hospital grade EEG on a mild cognitive impairment patient as I would on an MBA, an All Star NBA player.
- And this, this transition also occurs with impairment and functioning again in the ability to form relationships, school and work.
Examples
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The eye structure begins to break down, causing impairment and cataract formation.
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The stroke had exacerbated an existing visual impairment, making reading frustratingly difficult for this woman who loved books.
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You must have functional impairment from the issue.
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The accepted diagnostic test for global memory impairment Is five random words.
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This would explain your slight memory loss and logic impairment.
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That was at the same time that my grandmother, who lived right next door to us, started showing signs of cognitive impairment and dementia.
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First of all, the number of people with cognitive impairments is growing dramatically.
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A score below 24 on this measure indicates cognitive impairment (see Table 1).
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Frith's conclusion is that there is an impairment of self-monitoring in schizophrenia.
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Symptoms of the neurological disease include loss of balance and vision impairment.
Synonyms
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3.5
A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses and daily activities
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Not able to do something you need to do
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6.1
A problem in the way a body part, system, or group works
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A lack of mental ability in one area, for example memory or language
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Lack of physical or mental strength that makes someone less able to act
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A weakness that makes it hard to do everyday things, often after illness or old age
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Not able to do things because your body or mind does not work well
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A part of the body not working well enough to do its job
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A body part not doing its normal job properly
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A serious loss of strength and energy that makes someone weak
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Weakness in the body that follows illness or old age
Antonyms
- Specialized
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4.0
Help to make someone's body move and work again after injury or illness
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.4
A condition where you cannot smell things like smoke or perfume
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Impairment comes from an old word meaning 'to make worse', with the prefix im- and a root that meant 'worse'. So an impairment is when someone or something loses ability or becomes less able to work.