neurodegenerative disease

any disease characterized by progressive nervous system dysfunction and loss of neural tissue. Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease are all examples of neurodegenerative diseases. Also called neurodegenerative disorder.

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Psychology term of the day

January 22nd 2025

auscultation

n. a diagnostic method in which the examiner listens for sounds within the body either with the aid of a stethoscope (mediate auscultation) or directly by laying the ear on the surface of the body (immediate auscultation).