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Any agent, such as nicotine, nicotine antagonists, or some antidepressant drugs, that relieves the desire to smoke tobacco products.  

Dementia caused by tertiary syphilis.  

A principle in exercise prescription that any tissue will alter its structure to accommodate the stresses placed on it. The intensity and direction of force, type and speed of muscle contraction, frequency and duration of exercise, range of motion, and external environment influence tissue adaptation. In physical therapy, this principle is used to prescribe the…

A logical correlation made by a person, based on a false premise, false reasoning, or an incorrect deduction.  

An intermittent or permanent state of disorientation, hallucination, confusion, and wandering that may come on abruptly in old age or may be associated with senile dementia.  

Familial demyelination of the deep layers of the cerebral cortex. The affected area has a spongy appearance. Symptoms include mental retardation, enlarged head, muscular flaccidity, and blindness. Death usually occurs before 18 months of age.  

The bodily and mental changes that occur during pathological aging.  

The peculiar deformity seen in Colies’ fracture of the forearm, resembling the curve on the back of a fork.  

Obsolete term for ulnar deviation of the fingers in rheumatoid arthritis.  

A defibrillator that assesses rhythm and gives voice prompts to the operator concerning the patient’s condition, the energy level, charging, and shocking the patient.