front 1 Actinic keratosis | back 1 A slow, localized thickening of the outer layers of the skin as a result of chronic, excessive exposure to the sun |
front 2 Adduct | back 2 To draw toward a center, or median, line |
front 3 Alzheimer disease | back 3 An illness characterized by dementia, confusion, memory failure, disorientation, restlessness, speech disturbances, and an inability to carry out purposeful movements; onset usually occurs in persons aged 55 or older |
front 4 Arthroplasty | back 4 Plastic repair of a joint |
front 5 Baroreceptor | back 5 A sensory nerve terminal that is stimulated by changes in pressure |
front 6 Dementia | back 6 Organic mental syndrome characterized by general loss of intellectual abilities and involving impairment of memory, judgment, and abstract thinking |
front 7 Depression | back 7 A morbid sadness, dejection, or melancholy |
front 8 Geriatrics | back 8 The branch of medicine that deals with all aspects of aging, including pathological and social problems |
front 9 Hallucination | back 9 A sensory impression (sight, sound, touch, smell, or taste) that has no basis in external stimulation |
front 10 Kyphosis | back 10 An abnormal condition of the vertebral column in which there is increased convexity in the curvature of the thoracic spine |
front 11 Lentigines | back 11 Round, flat, brown, highly pigmented spots on the skin caused by increased deposition of melanin; often occurs on the exposed skin of the elderly |
front 12 Macule | back 12 A small, flat blemish or discoloration that is flush with the skin surface |
front 13 Polypharmacy | back 13 Administration of excessive medications or of many drugs together |
front 14 Presbyopia | back 14 Loss of ability to focus on near objects |
front 15 Prosthesis | back 15 An artificial substitute for a missing part |
front 16 Urinary incontinence | back 16 Inability to control urinary functions |