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  • 101Amblyopia — Impaired vision in an eye due to a disorder of the brain cells that control the vision in that eye, not usually due to a problem with the eye itself. Amblyopia is caused by lack of use of an eye when the brain favors the other eye. The eye is… …

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  • 102acroasphyxia — Impaired digital circulation, possibly a mild form of Raynaud disease, marked by a purplish or waxy white color of the fingers, with subnormal local temperature and paresthesia. SYN: dead fingers, waxy fin …

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  • 103asphyxia — Impaired or absent exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide on a ventilatory basis; combined hypercapnia and hypoxia or anoxia. [G. a priv. + sphyzo, to throb] cyanotic a. a. to the point of sufficient destruction of …

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  • 104dyspraxia — Impaired or painful functioning in any organ. [dys + G. praxis, a doing] * * * dys·prax·ia dis prak sē ə, prak sh(ē )ə n impairment of the ability to perform coordinated movements <dyspraxias of gaze (A. G. Waltz)> dys·prax·ic prak sik adj… …

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  • 105functio laesa — Impaired function; a fifth sign of inflammation added by Galen to those enunciated by Celsus (rubor, tumor, calor, and dolor). [L.] * * * loss of function, one of the cardinal signs of inflammation …

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  • 106hypopepsia — Impaired digestion, especially that due to a deficiency of pepsin. SYN: oligopepsia. [hypo + G. pepsis, digestion] * * * hy·po·pep·sia (hi″po pepґse ə) [hypo + Gr. pepsis digestion + ia] impairment of digestion, due to hypochlorhydria …

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  • 107olophonia — Impaired speech caused by an anatomical defect in the vocal organs. [G. oloos, destroyed, lost, + phone, voice] …

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  • 108IGT — Impaired Glucose Tolerance (Medical » Physiology) *** International Game Technology (Business » NYSE Symbols) * In Good Taste (Internet » Chat) * Insomniac Goo Theatre (Community) * Independent Gospel Team (Community » Religion) …

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  • 109IFG — impaired fasting glucose; inferior frontal gyrus; interferon gamma …

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  • 110functional asplenia — impaired reticuloendothelial function of the spleen, as in children with sickle cell anemia …

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