0 present participle of impair --
1 to spoil something or make it weaker so that it is less effective: --
It is important to appreciate that they may present rather subtly in an older patient who may have pre-existing pathology, impairing either cognitive function or mobility.
It appears to enhance our awareness of the environment, both physical and human, by the correct stimulation of our senses and a gradual bodily adaptation without impairing comfort.
Smart product design can be achieved with the aid of optimization and intelligent concepts to facilitate assembly task without impairing the function of final products.
For example, fatigue is a very common symptom, impairing significantly an elderly patient's quality of life, and yet traditionally receives less attention.
It is probably due to an energetic failure, which leads to a transmembrane gradient collapse, impairing glutamate transport to uptake, leading to late cell death.
At the simplest level, direct pharmacological effects of the substance might be performance impairing.
These procedures were performed as quickly as possible to avoid impairing the developmental capacity of fertilised ova and embryos.
In normal circumstances, as singers will know, this is not advisable for reasons of vocal health, and the danger of impairing subsequent precision and clarity.
