impairment

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The guidelines further separate obesity into preclinical and clinical forms, with clinical obesity defined by obesity-related physical impairment or organ dysfunction.

From Science Daily

"Initiatives like this open doors for people with visual impairments and other disabilities to experience and pursue careers in farming - opportunities that might otherwise have been out of reach," a statement said.

From BBC

Several other doctors have since told him that gabapentin is likely the cause of his condition, including a neuropsychiatrist who diagnosed him with severe dysautonomia, or impairment of the autonomic nervous system.

From The Wall Street Journal

Born 24 weeks premature, she has cerebral palsy, a partial visual impairment and a shunt.

From BBC

This may be especially important later in life, when conditions tied to cognitive decline and impairment, including Alzheimer's, are more likely to develop.

From Science Daily