Accommodations

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Accommodations (Medicine)

Accommodations (pronounced: /əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/) in the medical field refers to the adjustments made to the environment, tasks, or procedures to enable individuals with disabilities or health conditions to perform activities of daily living.

Etymology

The term 'accommodations' is derived from the Latin word 'accommodatio', which means 'adjustment' or 'adaptation'.

Related Terms

  • Adaptive Equipment: Tools designed to assist individuals with disabilities in performing activities of daily living.
  • Rehabilitation: A process aimed at enabling individuals with disabilities to reach and maintain their optimal physical, sensory, intellectual, psychological, and social functional levels.
  • Disability: A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.
  • Health Condition: A broad term that includes diseases, disorders, injuries, and other related health problems.

See Also

  • Occupational Therapy: A type of healthcare that helps to solve the problems that interfere with a person's ability to do the things that are important to them.
  • Physical Therapy: A branch of rehabilitative health that uses specially designed exercises and equipment to help patients regain or improve their physical abilities.

References

  • Medical Dictionary: A lexicon for words used in medicine. The three major medical dictionaries in the English language are Stedman's, Taber's, and Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary.

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