permanent injury
121disability — [[t]dɪ̱səbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] disabilities 1) N COUNT A disability is a permanent injury, illness, or physical or mental condition that tends to restrict the way that someone can live their life. Facilities for people with disabilities are still… …
122handicapped — UK [ˈhændɪˌkæpt] / US adjective old fashioned a) someone who is handicapped has a permanent injury, illness, or other problem that makes them unable to use their body or mind normally. This word is now considered offensive and it is more polite… …
123handicapped — [ˈhændiˌkæpt] adj old fashioned someone who is handicapped has a permanent injury, illness, or other problem that makes them unable to use their body or mind normally. People now think that this word is offensive and prefer to say that someone is …
124elastic — [ē las′tik, ilas′tik] adj. [ModL elasticus < LGr elastikos < Gr elaunein, to set in motion, beat out < IE base * el , to drive, move, go > ? LANE1] 1. able to spring back to its original size, shape, or position after being stretched …
125de|face´a|ble — de|face «dih FAYS», transitive verb, faced, fac|ing. 1. to spoil the appearance of; mar: »Thoughtless boys have defaced the desks by marking on them. Scribbled pictures and notes defaced the pages of the book. 2. Figurative. to blot out;… …
126de|face — «dih FAYS», transitive verb, faced, fac|ing. 1. to spoil the appearance of; mar: »Thoughtless boys have defaced the desks by marking on them. Scribbled pictures and notes defaced the pages of the book. 2. Figurative. to blot out; obliterate: »to… …
127Gun laws in the United States (by state) — U.S. Firearms Legal Topics Assault weapons ban ATF Bureau Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Concealed carry in the U.S. Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban …
128human disease — Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a human being that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. health versus disease Before human disease can be discussed, the meanings of the terms health, physical fitness, illness …
