ch 15 part 2 vocabulary

Question 1

cataracts

ca tir acts

catar acts

Answer 1

إعتام عدسة العين
a cloudy area in the lens of your eye (the clear part of the eye that helps to focus light). Cataracts are very common as you get older. In fact, more than half of all Americans age 80 or older either have cataracts or have had surgery to get rid of cataracts

Question 2

lens

lns

lens

Answer 2

عدسة

Question 3

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

mac ulir de generation

Answer 3

an eye disease that can blur your central vision. It happens when aging causes damage to the macula — the part of the eye that controls sharp, straight-ahead vision.

Question 4

glaucoma

gla coma

gla u coma

Answer 4

a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging a nerve in the back of your eye called the optic nerve. The symptoms can start so slowly that you may not notice them. The only way to find out if you have glaucoma is to get a comprehensive dilated eye exam

Question 5

Osteoporosis

Answer 5

bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the quality or structure of bone changes. This can lead to a decrease in bone strength that can increase the risk of broken bones (fractures)

Question 6

accompanied by

accompany =accompanied

Answer 6

مصحوبا ب

Question 7

vulnerable

vuln rib ill

vul ner able

Answer 7

سريع التاثر او العطب

Question 8

Dementia

dm an sha

De men tia

Answer 8

الخرف
the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning
فقدان الأداء المعرفي – التفكير والتذكر والاستدلال

Question 9

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 9

is the most common type of dementia. It is a progressive disease beginning with mild memory loss and possibly leading to loss of the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to the environment. Alzheimer’s disease involves parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language.

Question 10

irreversible

ear reverse able

ir revers ible

Answer 10

لايمكن الغائه او لا رجعة فيه لا ينعكس لايمكن معالجته

Question 11

Acetylcholine

a ca tell ko leen

ace tyl choline

Answer 11

neurotransmitter that plays a role in memory, learning, attention, arousal and involuntary muscle movement
medical conditions associated with low acetylcholine levels include Alzheimer’s disease and myasthenia gravis

Question 12

Amyloid plaques

im ill oid black

amyl oid

Answer 12

aggregates of misfolded proteins that form in the spaces between nerve cells.

Question 13

aggregates

aag rig it -s

agg re gates

Answer 13

تجمعات

Question 14

neurofibrillary tangles

Answer 14

التشابك الليفي العصبي

Question 15

impairment

Answer 15

تلف او اعتلال او ضعف