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DISABILITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
Example:
hearing impairment
Synonyms:
disability; disablement; handicap; impairment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("disability" is a kind of...):
softness; unfitness (poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disability"):
bandy leg; bandyleg; bow leg; bowleg; genu varum; tibia vara (a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee))
anorgasmia (absence of an orgasm in sexual relations)
dysphasia (an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage)
disability of walking (a disability that interferes with or prevents walking)
astasia (inability to stand due to muscular incoordination)
amputation (a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs)
hearing disorder; hearing impairment (impairment of the sense of hearing)
dysomia (impairment of the sense of smell)
vision defect; visual defect; visual disorder; visual impairment (impairment of the sense of sight)
descensus; prolapse; prolapsus (the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus))
hypesthesia; hypoesthesia (impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity)
genu valgum; knock-knee; tibia valga (an inward slant of the thigh)
pigeon toes (disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee)
bandy legs; bow leg; bow legs (outward curvature of the legs)
disintegration (a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system)
Derivation:
disabled (having restricted mental or physical functioning as a consequence of injury or illness)
Context examples:
A U.S. federal government agency whose mission is to protect public health by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
(CDC, NCI Dictionary)
Disability Assessment for Dementia test name.
(CDISC Questionnaire DAD Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Test codes of questionnaire questions associated with the Oswestry disability index version 2.1a questionnaire for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).
(CDISC Questionnaire ODI v2.1a Test Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)
Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) Choose appropriate utensils and seasonings when eating?
(DAD - Choose Appropriate Utensils and Seasonings When Eating, NCI Thesaurus)
Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) Decide that he/she needs to eat?
(DAD - Decide That He/She Needs to Eat, NCI Thesaurus)
Clinical course usually follows a progressive neurologic deterioration which stabilizes at a level of severe, permanent disability.
(Paraneoplastic Subacute Sensory Neuronopathy, NCI Thesaurus)
Measures a person's perceptions of the social impact of oral disorders on their well-being; measures self-reported dysfunction, discomfort and disability attributed to oral conditions.
(Oral Health Impact Profile, NCI Thesaurus)
A score of 0 to 2 indicates mild disability; a score of 3 to 5 indicates moderate disability; a score of 6 to 8 indicates severe disability.
(Patient Determined Disease Steps Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
Multiple Sclerosis 1999; 5: 349-54). (Marrie RA and Goldman M. Validity of performance scales for disability assessment in multiple sclerosis.
(Patient Determined Disease Steps Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A medical specialty focused on restoring functional ability and quality of life to people with physical impairments or disabilities.
(Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, NCI Thesaurus)
