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Chapter 11 Geriatric Radiographic Considerations - Terms

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Actinic keratosis

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A slow, localized thickening of the outer layers of the skin as a result of chronic, excessive exposure to the sun

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Adduct

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To draw toward a center, or median, line

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Alzheimer disease

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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

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Arthroplasty

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Plastic repair of a joint

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Baroreceptor

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A sensory nerve terminal that is stimulated by changes in pressure

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Dementia

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Organic mental syndrome characterized by general loss of intellectual abilities and involving impairment of memory, judgment, and abstract thinking

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Depression

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A morbid sadness, dejection, or melancholy

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Geriatrics

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The branch of medicine that deals with all aspects of aging, including pathological and social problems

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Hallucination

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A sensory impression (sight, sound, touch, smell, or taste) that has no basis in external stimulation

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Kyphosis

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An abnormal condition of the vertebral column in which there is increased convexity in the curvature of the thoracic spine

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Lentigines

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Round, flat, brown, highly pigmented spots on the skin caused by increased deposition of melanin; often occurs on the exposed skin of the elderly

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Macule

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A small, flat blemish or discoloration that is flush with the skin surface

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Polypharmacy

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Administration of excessive medications or of many drugs together

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Presbyopia

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Loss of ability to focus on near objects

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Prosthesis

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An artificial substitute for a missing part

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Urinary incontinence

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Inability to control urinary functions