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TERMINOLOGY
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
07/16/2013

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BEST GAZE
Definition
STEADY LOOK OR STARE FOLLOWS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT OR RIGHT TO LEFT.
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HEMIPARESIS
Definition
ONE SIDE WEAKNESS
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APHASIA (RECEPTIVE)
Definition
LOSS OF ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE(PARTIAL OR TOTAL INABILITY TO UNDERSTAND SPEECH AS A RESULT OF BRAIN DAMAGE CAUSED BY INJURY OR DISEASE.
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LABILE
Definition
DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING EMOTIONS OR MAY EXPRESS INAPPROPRIATE EMOTIONS.
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APHASIA (EXPRESSIVE)
Definition
LOSS OF ABILITY TO FORMULATE LANGUAGE
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PARESTHESIA
Definition
SENSATION DESCRIBED AS NUMBNESS, TINGLING, PINS AND NEEDLES, BURNING AND ITCHING.
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DYSPHAGIA
Definition
DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING
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DYSARTHIA
Definition
DIFFICULTY SPEAKING DUE TO MUSCLE WEAKNESS
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HEMIPLEGIA
Definition
PARALYSIS OF ONE SIDE OF THE BODY
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CONSCIOUSNESS
Definition
AWARENESS OF SURROUNDINGS; THE STATE OF BEING AWAKE AND AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU.
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AGNOSIA
Definition
FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE FAMILIAR OBJECTS
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ATAXIA
Definition
A LIMB THAT MOVES IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS CANT MOVE LIMB IN SAME POSITION
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NEGLECT SYNDROME
Definition
FAILURE TO PAY ATTENTION; FAILURE TO TAKE PROPER CARE OR GIVE ENOUGH ATTENTION TO SOMETHING, UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE OWN BODY PART.
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HEMIANOPIA
Definition
INABILITY TO SEE LIGHT AND COLOR AND FORM IN HALF OF THE VISUAL FIELD.
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DRIFT
Definition
WOBBLINESS, INCOORDINATION, UNSTEADINESS DUE TO BRAINS FAILURE TO REGULATE THE BODY'S POSTURE AND REGULATE STRENGTH AND DIRECTION OF LIMBS MALFUNCTION OF THE CEREBELLUM
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APRAXIA
Definition
A CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY THE LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO PERFORM ACTIVITIES THAT A PERSON IS PHYSICALLY ABLE AND WILLING TO DO.
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