Inability
91ataxiaphasia — Inability to form connected sentences, although single words may perhaps be used intelligibly. [G. a priv. + taxis, order, + phasis, an affirmation, speech] * * * ataxi·apha·sia (ə tak″se ə faґzhə) [ataxia + aphasia]… …
92concretization — Inability to abstract with an overemphasis on specific details; seen in mental disorders, such as dementia and schizophrenia, and also normally in children. [L. con cresco, pp. cretus, to grow together, harden] …
93cryanesthesia — Inability to perceive cold. [G. kryos, cold, + an priv. + aisthesis, sensation] * * * cry·an·es·the·sia (kri an″es theґzhə) [cryo + anesthesia] loss of the power of perceiving cold; see temperature sense, under sense …
94disfluency — Inability to produce a smooth flow of speech sounds in connected discourse; the flow of speech is characterized by frequent interruptions and repetitions. [dis + fluency] …
95dysadaptation — Inability of the retina and iris to accommodate well to varying intensities of light. * * * dys·ad·ap·ta·tion dis .ad .ap tā shən, əp n an impaired ability of the iris and retina to adapt properly to variations in light intensities that is often… …
96hemeralopia — Inability to see as distinctly in a bright light as in reduced illumination; seen in patients with impaired cone function. SYN: day blindness, hemeranopia, night sight. [G. hemera, day, + alaos, obscure, + ops, eye] * * * hem·er·a·lo·pia .hem ə… …
97imperception — Inability to form a mental image of an object by combining the sensory data obtained therefrom. [L. in , not, + per cipio, pp. ceptus, to perceive] * * * im·per·cep·tion .im pər sep shən n selective unawareness of something (as a bodily condition …
98monophasia — Inability to speak other than a single word or sentence. [mono + G. phasis, speech] * * * mono·pha·sia (mon″o faґzhə) [mono + phasia] aphasia with ability to utter but one word or phrase …
99simultanagnosia — Inability to recognize multiple elements in a visual presentation, i.e., one object or some elements of a scene can be appreciated but not the display as a whole. SYN: simultagnosia. [simultaneous + agnosia] * * * si·mul·tan·ag·no·sia… …
100toe-drop — Inability to dorsiflex the toes, usually due to paralysis of the toe extensor muscles …
