A patient who has no meaningful interaction with his or her environment but exhibits sleep and wake cycles, spontaneous respiration and heart beat. See Persistent Vegetative State. [Click Here to Retu [..]

Paralysis of one arm or one leg. [Click Here To Return To List]

Not average, typical or usual; not normal. [Click Here to Return to List]

A localized collection of pus in a cavity. [Click Here to Return to List]

A concept or idea not related to any specific instance or object and which potentially can be applied to many different situations or objects. Persons with cognitive deficits often have difficulty und [..]

Being able to apply abstract concepts to new situations and surroundings. [Click Here to Return to List]

The inability to perform simple problems of arithmetic. [Click Here to Return to List]

See Terms and Definitions Related to Insurance. With respect to prevention of injuries caused by motor vehicles, the preferred term is "crash", rather than accident, so as not to sug [..]

To furnish with something desired, needed or suited; also, to use an alternative means. [Click Here to Return to List]

Sharpness or quality of a sensation. [Click Here to Return to List]