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hemineglect

hemineglect noun: a neuropsychological condition in which, after damage to one hemisphere of the brain, the patient exhibits a deficit in attention to and awareness of one side of space.

Noun

hemineglect (uncountable)

  1. A neuropsychological condition in which, after damage to one hemisphere of the brain, the patient exhibits a deficit in attention to and awareness of one side of space.

Origin of hemineglect

From hemi- + neglect.

Questions about hemineglect

What does hemineglect mean?
Hemineglect means a neuropsychological condition in which, after damage to one hemisphere of the brain, the patient exhibits a deficit in attention to and awareness of one side of space.
What part of speech is hemineglect?
Hemineglect is a noun.

Words near hemineglect in the dictionary

  1. hemimorphites
  2. hemin
  3. hemina
  4. heminae
  5. heminas
  6. hemineglect
  7. heminephrectomies
  8. heminephrectomize
  9. heminephrectomized
  10. heminephrectomy
  11. heminested

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