dis•a•ble•ment
We found 4 definitions of disablement from 4 different sources.
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disablement - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" | ||
disability, handicap, impairment | ||
unfitness, softness the quality of not being suitable; "the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment" | ||
bandy leg, bandyleg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, bow leg a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) | ||
anorgasmia absence of an orgasm in sexual relations | ||
dysphasia an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage | ||
disability of walking a disability that interferes with or prevents walking | ||
astasia inability to stand due to muscular incoordination | ||
amputation a surgical removal of all or part of a limb | ||
hearing disorder, hearing impairment impairment of the sense of hearing | ||
dysomia impairment of the sense of smell | ||
vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment impairment of the sense of sight | ||
descensus, prolapse, prolapsus the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) | ||
hypesthesia, hypoesthesia impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity | ||
genu valgum, knock-knee, tibia valga an inward slant of the thigh | ||
pigeon toes disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee | ||
bandy legs, bow legs, bow leg outward curvature of the legs |