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Meditation
A self-directed practice for relaxing the body and calming the mind. Most meditative techniques have come to the West from Eastern religious practices, particularly India, China, and Japan, but can be found in all cultures of the world…
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Show more- Platelet An irregular, disc-shaped element in the blood that assists in blood clotting. During normal blood clotting…
- Solipsism The doctrine that I alone exist. The self can know only its feelings and changes. There is only subjective…
- Sickle cell disease A genetic blood disease due to the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin, namely hemoglobin S…
- Seat belt A belt used to hold an individual in their seat. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for…
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention >CDC facilities in the US in: > >Anchorage, Alaska >Atlanta >Cincinnati, Ohio >Fort Collins, Colorado…
- Biological safety level 3 Level 3 biosafety
- AKU Alkaptonuria
- Adult-onset Still disease Although Still disease was first described in children, it is known to begin in adults (rarely). Of all…
- Cells, germ The eggs and sperm are the germ cells: the reproductive cells. Each mature germ cell is haploid in that it…
- Purpura, Schonlein-Henoch See: Schönlein-Henoch purpura
- Cerebral hemispheres The two halves of the cerebrum, the largest part of the brain.
- Muscle, piriformis A muscle that begins at the front surface of the sacrum (the V-shaped bone between the buttocks at the base…