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Connectionism
>An input device receiving signals from the environment or from other neurons, >An integrative device integrating and manipulating the input, >A conductive device conducting the integrated information over distances, >An output device…
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- SJS Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Infection, nosocomial An infection acquired in a hospital. Specifically an infection that was not present or incubating prior to…
- Science (journal) A weekly journal concerning science. Science was founded in 1880 by one of the world's most famous…
- Osmolarity The concentration of osmotically active particles in solution, which may be quantitatively expressed in…
- Acid, nucleic One of the molecules in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that plays a central role in the storage…
- Queasy A feeling of nausea
- Radiate To spread out from a central area. For example, sciatic pain may radiate outward from the lower back
- Equinophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of horses. Sufferers of equinophobia experience undue anxiety even when a…
- Dermatomyositis A chronic inflammatory disease of skin and muscle which is associated with patches of slightly raised reddish…
- VCJD Stands for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as…