Chapter 39 Flashcards
Blindness
The absence of sight
Aphasia
The total or partial loss of the ability to use or understand language
Braille
A touch reading and writing system that uses raised dots for each letter of the alphabet
Brocas aphasia
Expressive aphasia
Motor aphasia
Difficulty expressing or sending out thoughts
Cerumen
Earwax
Deafness
Hearing loss in which it is impossible for the person to understand speech through hearing it alone
Expressive receptive aphasia
Global aphasia
Difficulty expressing or sending out thoughts and difficulty understanding language
Hearing loss
Not being able to hear the normal range of sounds associated with normal hearing
Low vision
Eyesight that Connor be corrected with eyeglasses contact lenses drugs or surgery
Receptive aphasia
Wernickes aphasia
Difficulty understanding language
Tinnitus
A ringing roaring hissing or buzzing sound in the ears or head
Vertigo
Dizziness
