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Mead, Margaret
(1901-1978) American anthropologist, author, and social critic. From the publication of her first book, 'Coming of Age in Samoa,' in 1928, in which she described the values of adolescent lovemaking in Samoan society, her name became…
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Show more- Hemiparesis Weakness on one side of the body.
- Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Nat'l Institut Of (NINDS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NINDS's mission is to 'support and…
- Growth hormone A hormone made in the pituitary gland that stimulates the release of another hormone called somatomedin by…
- Ductal carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating Breast, infiltrating: Infiltrating ductal carcinoma is one of several recognized specific patterns of cancer…
- Hypomagnesemia Too little magnesium. Magnesium deficiency can occur due to inadequate intake or impaired intestinal…
- Cell, B See B cell
- Luetic 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it.2. A person with syphilis. From lues, an old name…
- Disease, Legg-Perthes See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- MDMA Abbreviation for 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine. See: Ecstasy
- Labile Labile: Unstable, unsteady, not fixed. In psychology or psychiatry, labile denotes free and uncontrolled…
- Respiratory system The organs that are involved in breathing. These include the nose, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
- FISH Abbreviation for fluorescence in situ hybridization, a molecular technique used in chromosome studies. FISH…