Quiz 2 Flashcards
Fixation of a joint, as in rheumatoid arthritis
ankylosis
Behavioral reactions, symptoms or dreams that occur at the same time of the year as a significant past event
anniversary reaction
Malfunction or abnormality
anomaly
Inability to name objects
anomia
Lack or loss of appetite for food
anorexia
Something occurring prior to a behavior which influences the occurrence of that behavior
antecedent
Impaired ability to use or understand oral language
aphasia
Cerebral dysfunction; inability to initiate a purposeful motor act by thinking about it and carrying it out
apraxia
Any technology that enables a person with a disability to improve his or her functional level
assistive device
Inability to coordinate muscular move- ments characterized by lack of balance or unsteadiness. In psychiatry the term may be used to refer to a lack of coordination between feelings and thoughts
ataxia
Potentially dangerous complication in SCI above the T-6 vertebra that involves high blood pressure, sweating, chills, and headache, frequently due to an overfull bladder or impacted bowel. Also known as hyper-reflexia
autonomic dysreflexia
On both sides; of, pertaining to, or having two sides
bilateral
Twice daily
b.i.d.
Bowel movement; basal metabolism; body mass
BM
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