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A battery of tests to measure language abilities in patients with speech disturbances. It consists of 11 components, including the following: the ability to repeat a sentence; to spell; to read; to understand spoken directions; to identify objects depicted in drawings; and to articulate clearly.  

Derivation from multiple ancestors. In hematology, it is applied to cellular proliferation affecting several blood cell types.  

A questionnaire (used primarily for community-based geriatric patients) that evaluates instrumental activities of daily living. It assesses cognitive and physical limitations in activities such as telephone use, shopping, housework, and money management.  

Caused by, affecting, or relating to more than one gene.  

Concerning a familial disease that affects children in several generations.  

Concerning a large number of genes affecting hereditary characteristics.  

Having many angles (e.g., the trapezium and trapezoid bones in the wrist).  

Inspiration against a blocked upper airway, a maneuver that generates negative pressure within the thorax. The Mueller maneuver can be performed voluntarily, by trying to suck air into the lungs with the mouth closed and the nostrils pinched. It also occurs spontaneously during obstructive sleep apnea when a person with an occluded airway struggles to…

Concerning a mucous membrane and the skin.