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A group residence for adults, in which tenants live in individual apartments but receive some personal-care services, including shared meals, day and night supervision, assistance with medications, and other benefits, which vary according to state regulations.  

A performance test of complex tasks required for activities of daily living, used in rehabilitation. It is one of the first of a generation of functional performance assessments designed to accommodate differences in settings and raters through statistical mechanisms.  

A detailed, systematic physical examination of a patient.  

Not reproducing by spores.  

A protein found in the extracellular matrix that decreases cartilage production and the accumulation of proteoglycans.  

A rare disorder of fetal development that occurs before the fifth gestational week and results in congenital anomalies of the left hemi-body, including absence of the spleen.  

Any agent that prevents the delivery of oxygen from the blood stream to cells, or that disables the biochemistry of cellular respiration even in the presence of adequate oxygen levels in the blood. Chemical asphyxiants include agents such as carbon monoxide and cyanide. Initial treatment consists of the administration of 100% inspired oxygen, usually by…

An agent, especially any gas, that will produce asphyxia.  

Asphyxia in which difficulty in breathing is accompanied by weak and thready pulse, pale skin, and absence of reflexes. A variation of newborn asphyxia where the baby appears pale, caused by shock and a state of collapse.  

A burning sensation sometimes felt on touching certain articles during hypnosis.