Category: A

  • Aprosody

    Absence of normal variations of pitch, rhythm, and stress in the speech.  

  • Amnesic apraxia

    Inability to produce a movement on command because the command is forgotten, although the ability to perform the movement is present.  

  • Akinetic apraxia

    Inability to carry out spontaneous movements.  

  • Apractagnosia

    Agnosia marked by the inability to use common instruments or tools whether they are being used on the individual’s body or in the environment. This is usually due to a lesion in the parietal area of the brain.  

  • Appropriate for gestational age

    Born with a normal height, weight, head circumference, and body mass index; being neither abnormally large nor abnormally small at birth. Because pregnancies sometimes end before 38 weeks or after 42 weeks, the judgment of what is the appropriate size for a newborn infant is adjusted to reflect the number of weeks that the mother…

  • Apprehension test

    A test of chronic joint instability. If this is present, the patient displays concern or discomfort when a joint is put in a position of risk for dislocation. There is an obvious facial display of discomfort; the patient may try to resist the maneuver by muscle contraction.  

  • Applied ethics

    The use of moral principles and reasoning to solve problems that arise in practical fields, such as health care, law, or management.  

  • Application service provider

    A company that offers individuals or enterprises access over the Internet to applications and services that would otherwise have to be located on their own computers.  

  • Apple sorter’s disease

    Contact dermatitis caused by chemicals used in washing apples.  

  • Apple picker’s disease

    Bronchitis resulting from a fungicide used on apples.