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| cripple |
to cause lameness or disability in. [1/4 definitions] |
| cure |
a substance or course of treatment that leads to the restoration of health after a disease, disability, or other undesirable condition. [3/7 definitions] |
| handicap |
a disability or disadvantage that acts as an impediment or limitation. [1/6 definitions] |
| handicapped |
having a physical or mental disability. [1/3 definitions] |
| infirmity |
a physical weakness, disability, or illness. [1/3 definitions] |
| invalid1 |
having an illness or disability; sickly. [1/4 definitions] |
| pension |
a sum of money paid regularly by the government or a former employer as a retirement or disability benefit. [2/4 definitions] |
| pensioner |
someone who receives a regular payment because of retirement or disability; person who collects a pension. |
| remediation |
the act or process of providing remedial aid for (a learning disability or the like). |
| savant |
a person with extraordinary intellectual skill in a limited area or areas despite cognitive disability in other areas. [1/2 definitions] |
| service dog |
a dog that has been trained in various tasks and behaviors that aid a person who has a disability. |
| shut-in |
confined indoors by illness, disability, or infirmity. [2/3 definitions] |
| special-needs |
having additional or different educational needs from the majority because of a disability. |
| therapy |
the curative treatment of disease or disability. [1/3 definitions] |
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