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Awareness


insight; understanding.     
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Attention


  the ability to focus on given task or set of stimuli for an appropriate period of time.     
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Audiologist


one who evaluates hearing defects and who aids in the rehabilitation of those who have such defects.     
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Arterial line


a very thin tube (catheter) inserted into an artery to allow direct measurement of the blood pressure, the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood.     
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arachnoid membrane


the middle of three membranes protecting the brain and spinal cord.     
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aphasia


the change in language function due to an injury to the cerebral cortex of brain. It causes partial or total loss of ability to express oneself and/or to understand language.     
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Anxiety


  feelings of apprehension, uneasiness, agitation, uncertainty and fear because of threat or danger.     
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Antero


LATERAL - front and to the side.     
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antibody


a protein produced by the immune system to attack bacteria, viruses or other invading disease producing agents. Each antibody has a molecular structure that exactly fits the structure of each foreign body (antigen) like a key and a lock. Antibodies are carried in the blood. It is also common to add antibodies to treat specific disease antigens if w [..]
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anger expresses the emotion but does not necessarily convey intensity


inability to recall names of objects. Persons with this problem often can speak fluently but have to use other words to describe familiar objects.     
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