Attention deficit disorder (ADD)

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Attention deficit disorder (ADD)

Attention deficit disorder (ADD)

An inability to control behavior due to difficulty in processing neural stimuli.

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Attentional
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Attention deficit disorder (ADD)

Attentional
Relating to attention. The term is used in psychology and child development as, for example, early television exposure has been found to be associated with attentional problems at age 7.

Attenuate
To weaken, dilute, thin, reduce, weaken, diminish.

Attenuated
Weakened, diluted, thinned, reduced, weakened, diminished.

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Attenuated FAP
Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis.

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