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MOTOR DISABILITY [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Musculoskeletal System
CONT

There are two types of motor disabilities. An individual may have difficulty coordinating large muscles, such as the muscles of the arms and legs, and have what is called a gross motor disability. On the other hand, a person may struggle to use smaller muscle groups, such as those in their hands, and have a fine motor disability.

OBS

Although there is a distinction between "disability" and "disorder," both designations are used interchangeably in this context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

L'incapacité motrice correspond à la réduction des aptitudes reliées à la motricité, dont la mobilité, l'agilité, les mouvements réflexes et les autres mouvements volontaires (par exemple, de la bouche ou des paupières). Elle peut provenir, entre autres, de lésions des centres nerveux qui commandent la contraction musculaire, de pertes du système squelettique, de certains troubles métaboliques ou d'une malformation à la naissance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
DEF

Alteración transitoria o permanente del aparato motor de una persona, debido a un deficiente funcionamiento en el sistema óseo-articular, muscular y/o nervioso, y que en grados variables limita algunas de las actividades que puede realizar.

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Record 2 2003-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
DEF

Someone suffering from defects in the muscles, nerves, or centres that produce movement.

OBS

plural form: persons with a motor disability. In general or social contexts, the plural form "people" may be substituted for "persons", which tends to be used in formal, government or legal documents.

Key term(s)
  • motor handicapped person

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las personas con discapacidad
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