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sexual inhibition

suppression of the sexual impulse or the inability to feel sexual desire, to perform sexually, or to experience sexual gratification. See hypoactive sexual desire disorder; female orgasmic disorder; male orgasmic disorder.

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cognitive impairment

cognitive impairment

any impairment in perceptual, learning, memory, linguistic, or thinking abilities. Multiple significant cognitive impairments in memory plus one or more other cognitive defects are characteristic of dementia. See also mild cognitive impairment.