define: dysphasia
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dysphasia dysphasia - an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage. disability, disablement, handicap, impairment - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; reading disability; hearing impairment.
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- Dysphagia is not a disease, but a symptom of disease-a mechanical dysfunction caused by an underlying medical condition. Simply stated, a person with dysphagia is unable to pass food or liquid rapidly or efficiently from the mouth to the stomach.
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Feeding and Swallowing Disorder (Dysphagia) Evaluation Feeding and Swallowing Disorder (Dysphagia) Evaluation. Our speech-language pathologists specialize in treating children with feeding and swallowing disorders. We assess dysphagia by examining the mouth and throat muscles and aspiration risk, or the entry of food or liquid into the airway. During an evaluation, we may:
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Dysgraphia The word Dysgraphia, is composed of the two Greek root words Dys for difficult and graphia for writing. In short, it's difficulty writing, or even more simply, it's very messy writing, that is often illegible and incomprehensible. It is a specific learning disability, distinct from dyslexia and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) but often occurs together with them.
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Dysarthria and Dysphasia Strictly speaking, the words anarthria and aphasia mean a total absence of ability to form speech or language but they are often used when dysarthria and dysphasia would be more correct. Dysphasia can be receptive or expressive.
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Hypokinesia Definition of Dyskinesia. Dyskinesia: The presence of involuntary movements, such as the choreaform movements seen in some cases of rheumatic fever or the characteristic movements of tardive dyskinesia. Some forms of dyskinesia are side effects of certain medications, particularly L-dopa and, in the case of tardive dyskinesia, antipsychotic drugs.
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upset 1. dysphagia-condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful. disorder, upset-a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder; everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time.
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- Medical Definition of dyspraxia. : impairment of the ability to perform coordinated movements dyspraxias of gaze—A. G. Waltz.
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Dysphagia Dysphagia is distinguished from other symptoms including odynophagia, which is defined as painful swallowing, and globus, which is the sensation of a lump in the throat. A psychogenic dysphagia is known as phagophobia.
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Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia and Dyspraxia â How are they different? Medical Definition of Dyspraxia. Dyspraxia: According to the Dyspraxia Foundation, dyspraxia is an impairment of the organization of movement. It effects the way that the brain processes information resulting in messages not being properly or fully transmitted.
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AACknowledge Dysarthria is a disorder of speech whilst dysphasia is a disorder of language. Speech is the process of articulation and pronunciation. It involves the bulbar muscles and the physical ability to form words.
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Paraphasia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paraphasia is a type of language output error commonly associated with aphasia, and characterized by the production of unintended syllables, words, or phrases during the effort to speak.
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Swallowing Problems What is Dysphagia? Dysphagia is the medical term for difficult or abnormal swallowing. There are many different causes of difficulty swallowing, many of which are benign, but it is an alarming symptom that should be investigated. With the appropriate testing, an explanation can almost always be found.
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dyslexia Full Definition of DYSLEXIA. : a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing.
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dyslexia The word dyslexia is derived from the Greek word, dys, meaning poor or inadequate, and the word lexis, meaning words or language.Dyslexia is a learning disorder characterized by problems in processing words into meaningful information. This is most strongly reflected in difficulty in learning to read.he word dyslexia is derived from the Greek word, dys, meaning poor or inadequate, and the word lexis, meaning words or language.
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Functional Dyspepsia Overview Click here to download a pdf of this information. Image Credit: © bigstockphoto.com/Olezzo. Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a chronic disorder of sensation and movement (peristalsis) in the upper digestive tract. Peristalsis is the normal downward pumping and squeezing of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine, which begins after swallowing. We call this disorder functional because there are no observable or measurable structural abnormalities found to explain persistent symptoms.
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- Noun. 1. dysphoria-abnormal depression and discontent. depression-sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy. discontent, discontentedness, discontentment-a longing for something better than the present situation. euphoria, euphory-a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation.
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dysphasia Noun. 1. dysphasia-an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage. disability, disablement, handicap, impairment-the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; reading disability; hearing impairment. Translations.
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Dysphagia (Difficulty Swallowing) Dysphagia (Swallow Disorder) Facts. Dysphagia means difficulty swallowing. Odynophagia means painful swallowing. Sometimes it is not easy for individuals to distinguish between these two problems. For example, food that sticks in the esophagus (swallowing tube) can be painful.
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dysarthria Dysarthric definition, any of certain disorders of articulation, as stammering or stuttering, caused by a nerve defect. See more.
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Atheris squamigeraâ Details Atheris broadleyi reproduces once yearly, typically during the wet season (May to August). Mating occurs most often at night cycle, between 6 pm to 2 am. Once the eggs are fertilized, gestation lasts for 2 months. On average, 7 to 9 offspring are produced.
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Do We Need a New Definition of Dyslexia? Research Definition used by the National Institutes of Health. Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition, and by poor spelling and decoding abilities.
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dyslexia dyslexia. The word dyslexia is derived from the Greek word, dys, meaning poor or inadequate, and the word lexis, meaning words or language. Dyslexia is a learning disorder characterized by problems in processing words into meaningful information.
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dysarthria Medical Definition of dysarthria. : difficulty in articulating words due to disease of the central nervous system—compare dysphasia.
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- Article Sections. Dysphagia is a problem that commonly affects patients cared for by family physicians in the office, as hospital inpatients and as nursing home residents. Familiar medical problems, including cerebrovascular accidents, gastroesophageal reflux disease and medication-related side effects, often lead to complaints of dysphagia.
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- Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Tardive dyskinesia is a difficult-to-treat form of dyskinesia, a disorder resulting in involuntary, repetitive body movements. In this form of dyskinesia, the involuntary movements are tardive, meaning they have a slow or belated onset.