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prehension /pre·hen·sion/ (-hen´shun) the act of grasping.

pre·hen·sion (pr

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n

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n)

n.

The act of grasping or seizing.

prehension

the act of grasping. Common usage is grasping with the mouth for food.

difficult prehension

needs to be classified into difficulty in approaching food, paralysis of the tongue or jaws, malapposition of incisor teeth, pain in the mouth, foreign body in the mouth, and defective development of the lips or tongue.

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