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Psychology, social
The study of the mind and mental processes, particularly as regards social interactions, focusing on the ways our actions influence others, and vice versa. Social psychology is a hybrid discipline, a fusion product of sociology and…
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- High altitude Altitude sickness occurs at high altitude. So what is high altitude? Altitude is defined on the following…
- Xuezhikang One of the three major preparations of red yeast rice, a tradition Chinese medicine now used to lower…
- Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Acoustic neurinoma A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Human lymphotropic virus III Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS.
- T (thymine) In genetics, T stands for thymine, one member of the A-T (adenine-thymine) base pair in DNA. The other base…
- Syndrome, Perrault See: Perrault syndrome
- Pregnancy, mask of Pigmentation of the cheeks of the face (malar area) that occurs in about half of women during pregnancy. The…
- Yttrium A rare elemental metal. A radioactive form of yttrium is used in radiation therapy and some types of…
- Acute angle-closure glaucoma Increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to sudden (acute) blockage of the…
- C peptide See: C-peptide