relapse

n. the recurrence of a disorder or disease after a period of improvement or apparent cure. The term also refers to recurrence of substance abuse after a period of abstinence.

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April 29th 2024

visuoconstructional impairment

an impairment characterized by difficulty in construction tasks, such as drawing or assembling the various parts of an object into a complete structure. See constructional apraxia. Also called visual constructional impairment.