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Cerebrum
The largest part of the brain. It is divided into two hemispheres, or halves. The word 'cerebrum' is the Latin word for 'brain.' The Romans used the same word to refer to the 'skull' (which houses the brain) and the 'head' (which houses…
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- Motherese The language spoken, all over the world, by mothers to their babies, before and after birth. Motherese is the…
- Presentation, footling There are single-footling or double-footling presentations depending upon whether the presenting part of the…
- Sensory Relating to sensation, to the perception of a stimulus and the voyage made by incoming (afferent) nerve…
- Hyperconscious More conscious than usual. Extremely aware. People became hyperconscious of Parkinson disease after the actor…
- NS Noonan syndrome, a multifaceted condition characterized by a series of birth defects (congenital…
- Oneself, fear of An irrational fear of oneself, an intense self-fear that is groundless. Fear of oneself is termed…
- Fluoroscopy An x-ray procedure that makes it possible to see internal organs in motion. Fluoroscopy uses x-ray to produce…
- Noisome Offensive to the senses and especially disgusting, offensive, or harmful to the sense of smell. For example…
- Rib, false One of the last 5 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be 'false' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Pathological hoarding Excessive hoarding of material goods, a condition that affects up to 40% of people with obsessive compulsive…