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DISABLED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
People collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
Example:
technology to help the elderly and the disabled
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("disabled" is a kind of...):
people ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disabled"):
the halt ((archaic) lame persons collectively)
Derivation:
disabled (having restricted mental or physical functioning as a consequence of injury or illness)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having restricted mental or physical functioning as a consequence of injury or illness
Synonyms:
disabled; handicapped
Classified under:
Similar:
unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)
Derivation:
disability (the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness)
disabled (people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb disable
Context examples:
A common method of producing disabled genes using recombinant DNA technology is by inserting an antibiotic resistance gene into the normal DNA sequence of a clone of the gene being studied.
(Knock-Out Mouse, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Disabled; requires special care and assistance.
(Karnofsky Performance Status 40, NCI Thesaurus)
Long-term care encompasses a broad range of help with daily activities that chronically disabled individuals need for a prolonged period of time.
(Long-Term Care for Elderly, NCI Thesaurus)
These might involve: • Your age • Whether you are pregnant, disabled, or blind • Your income and resources • Whether or not you are a U.S. citizen or, if not, what your immigration status is
(Medicaid, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Severely disabled; hospitalization is indicated, although death not imminent.
(Karnofsky Performance Status 30, NCI Thesaurus)
A health professional trained to care for people who are ill or disabled.
(Nurse, NCI Dictionary)
Disabled homolog 2 (770 aa, ~82 kDa) is encoded by the human DAB2 gene.
(Disabled Homolog 2, NCI Thesaurus)
Disabled in that typhoon. Old tub. Opened up top and bottom like a sieve. They were adrift four days.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
A person trained to for provide personal patient care and related services for ill or disabled patients, and elderly in home or home-like settings to get patients needs met.
(Home Health Aid, NCI Thesaurus)
Disabled homolog 2-interacting protein (1189 aa, ~132 kDa) is encoded by the human DAB2IP gene.
(Disabled Homolog 2-Interacting Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
