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AMA Ch. 11: Preferred and Correct Usage > Terms for Persons with Disease, Disorders, or Diabilities > Flashcards

Flashcards in Terms for Persons with Disease, Disorders, or Diabilities Deck (12)
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1
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AIDS victim, stroke victim

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person with AIDS, person who had a stroke

2
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alcoholic, addict, user, abuser

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she was addicted, people with opiate addiction, he misused drugs and alcohol

3
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asthmatics

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patient with asthma, asthma group

4
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the blind, the visually impaired

A

blind people, those with visual impairment

5
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confined (bound) to a wheelchair

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uses a wheelchair

6
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cripple, lame, deformed

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physically disabled

7
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the deaf

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deaf persons, deaf adults

8
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diabetics

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persons with diabetes, study participants in the diabetes group

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the disabled, the handicapped

A

persons with disability

10
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disabled child, mentally ill person, retarded adult

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child with a disability, person with mental illness, adult with intellectual disability

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epileptic

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person affected by epilepsy; patient with epilepsy

12
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the infirm

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patients with long-term illness