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A Patient with Dementia Is Unable to Name Ordinary Objects

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A patient with dementia is unable to name ordinary objects.Instead,he describes the function of each item (e.g.,"the thing you cut meat with") .The nurse assesses this as:


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Nuclear Membrane

The lipid bilayer membrane which surrounds the genetic material and nucleolus in eukaryotic cells.

Cyt/o

A prefix or combining form used in medical terminology to denote cells, often used to refer to cell types or cell study.

Hist/o

A prefix related to tissue, used in words related to the study of tissue structure, diseases, and conditions.

Path/o

A prefix used in medical terminology indicating a disease or pathological process.

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