Chapter 12 Vocabulary

• Cenetarian: refers to a person age 100 or older

• Incontinence: involuntary urination or defecation

• Cataracts: thickened lens of the eye causing cloudy or distorted vision 

• Glaucoma: eye condition that involves damage to the optic nerve

• Macular Degeneration: eye disease that cause people to have difficulty seeing object

• Periphery: the outer edges of the center view 

• Diabetic retinopathy: an eye disease that involves damage to the blood vessels in the retina

• Presbycusis: hearing loss associated with age typically caused from damage to the inner ear

• Tinnitus: ringing sound in ears

• Sleep Apnea: a condition in which the airway collapses or becomes blocked and causes a person to have pauses in breathing while sleeping 

• Denture: manufactured teeth that replace natural teeth, can be custom made to help adults do things comfortably

• Medicare: a government health insurance program helps older adults pay for medical cost

• Social Security: a government retirement fund, provides supplemental income 

• Matriarch: oldest influential female family member

• Patriarch: the oldest influential male family member

• Ageism: unfair treatment of older adults 

• Dementia: describes cognitive declines and memory loss, caused by brain damage to the brain 

• Alzhemier's Disease: is a progressive brain disorder that includes not only memory loss, but also severe confusion

• Hospice Care: a form of care given by trained medical professionals

• Beneficiaries: those who receive financial assets

• Widow: when the husband in a marriage passes away 

• Widower: the surviving husband in a marriage in which the wife passes by

•  Bereavement: a term used to describe the state of losing a loved one through death

• Grief: describes the mental anguish or sadness that accompanies bereavement

• Mourning: the period when family members and friends remember and grieve for the loss of a beloved one