Impairment
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Impairment may refer to:
  • A medical condition that leads to disability
    Disability
    A disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...

  • In accounting, a downward revaluation of fixed assets
    Revaluation of fixed assets
    In finance, a revaluation of fixed assets is a technique that may be required to accurately describe the true value of the capital goods a business owns...

  • In health, any loss or abnormality of physiological, psychological, or anatomical structure or function, whether permanent or temporary. Identifying impairments that contribute to a functional problem for a patient is a key factor for a health professional to determine appropriate treatment.
  • A classification of poor water quality for a surface water body under the U.S. Clean Water Act
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