impairment
IPA: ɪmpˈɛrmʌnt
noun
- The result of being impaired
- A deterioration or weakening
- A disability or handicap
- an inefficient part or factor.
- (accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.
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Examples of "impairment" in Sentences
- Her impairment was specific to letters in the alphabet.
- A vision disorder is an impairment of the sense of vision.
- Physical impairment is the most visible of all disabilities.
- Visual impairment is more accurate, unless they prefer blind.
- We will ask a local court to appoint a guardian when the impairment is not likely to resolve quickly.
- Oncologists don't always disclose to patients that cognitive impairment is a potential side effect of chemotherapy.
- The difference between a person with normal intelligence and a person with I.Q. impairment is that a normal person is capable of learning.
- Cognitive impairment is one of the neurological effects in patients with hepatic encephalopathy (abnormal brain function due to severe liver disease).
- As a trained Sociologist, I would suggest that a primary aspect of familial impairment is that the so called "nuclear family" never was a stable institution.
- He cites as an example a 55-year-old having problems at work, such as behavior changes or missing deadlines, that may be early signs of brain impairment but that go unrecognized until they progress to full-scale memory problems.
- The researchers hypothesize that the risk of dementia or cognitive impairment is higher when the surgery takes place at a younger age — removal of both ovaries before age 46 or one ovary before age 38 — due to insufficient estrogen.
- "We were taught in medical and nursing school that we were helping them and giving them amnesia about their ICU experience but what we are really giving them is delusional memories and hallucinations and long term impairment," he says.