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Amnestic aphasia
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Amnestic aphasia Loss of the ability to name objects.
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Amnesia
Loss of memory. Types of amnesia include: anterograde Loss of memory of events that occur after the onset of the etiological condition or agent. retrograde Loss of memory of events that occurred before the onset of the etiological condition or agent.
Amnesia, antegrade
See: Antegrade amnesia.
Amnesia, anterograde
See: Antegrade amnesia.
Amnesia, retrograde
See: Retrograde amnesia.
Amnesia, transient global
See: Transient global amnesia.
Amnesic aphasia
See Anomia.
Amnesteem
Amnesteem is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): isotretinoin.
Amnestrogen
Amnestrogen is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): estrogens, esterified.
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Anomie
Apathy, alienation, and personal distress resulting from the loss of goals previously valued. Emile Durkheim popularized this term when he listed it as a principal reason for suicide.
Antagonist medication
A chemical entity that is not naturally occuring within the body which occupies a receptor, produces no physiologic effects, and prevents endogenous and exogenous chemicals from producing an effect on that receptor.
Apathy
Lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or concern.
Anomic aphasia
Loss of the ability to name objects.
Amnestic aphasia
Aphonia
An inability to produce speech sounds that require the use of the larynx that is not due to a lesion in the central nervous system.
Apperception
Perception as modified and enhanced by one's own emotions, memories, and biases.
Apraxia
Inability to carry out previously learned skilled motor activities despite intact comprehension and motor function; this may be seen in dementia.
Astereognosis
Inability to recognize familiar objects by touch that cannot be explained by a defect of elementary tactile sensation.
Attention
The ability to focus in a sustained manner on a particular stimulus or activity. A disturbance in attention may be manifested by easy distractibility or difficulty in finishing tasks or in concentrating on work.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Amnesia
Loss of memory. Types of amnesia include: anterograde Loss of memory of events that occur after the onset of the etiological condition or agent. retrograde Loss of memory of events that occurred before the onset of the etiological condition or agent.
Amnesia, antegrade
See: Antegrade amnesia.
Amnesia, anterograde
See: Antegrade amnesia.
Amnesia, retrograde
See: Retrograde amnesia.
Amnesia, transient global
See: Transient global amnesia.
Amnesic aphasia
See Anomia.
Amnesteem
Amnesteem is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): isotretinoin.
Amnestrogen
Amnestrogen is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): estrogens, esterified.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Anomie
Apathy, alienation, and personal distress resulting from the loss of goals previously valued. Emile Durkheim popularized this term when he listed it as a principal reason for suicide.
Antagonist medication
A chemical entity that is not naturally occuring within the body which occupies a receptor, produces no physiologic effects, and prevents endogenous and exogenous chemicals from producing an effect on that receptor.
Apathy
Lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or concern.
Anomic aphasia
Loss of the ability to name objects.
Amnestic aphasia
Aphonia
An inability to produce speech sounds that require the use of the larynx that is not due to a lesion in the central nervous system.
Apperception
Perception as modified and enhanced by one's own emotions, memories, and biases.
Apraxia
Inability to carry out previously learned skilled motor activities despite intact comprehension and motor function; this may be seen in dementia.
Astereognosis
Inability to recognize familiar objects by touch that cannot be explained by a defect of elementary tactile sensation.
Attention
The ability to focus in a sustained manner on a particular stimulus or activity. A disturbance in attention may be manifested by easy distractibility or difficulty in finishing tasks or in concentrating on work.
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