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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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- Neanderthal An extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens who lived in Europe and the area around the Mediterranean from 100,000…
- Newborn intensive care unit An intensive care unit designed for premature and ill newborn babies. Abbreviated NICU. Also called a…
- PMS (PreMenstrual Syndrome) See Premenstrual syndrome
- Wharton's jelly A gelatinous substance within the umbilical cord. Wharton's jelly is a rich source of stem cells. Named for…
- Mental retardation, blindness, deafness, seizures Seizures: A disorder first reported in 1999 by Gustavson and colleagues as a newly recognized X-linked mental…
- Ketonuria A condition in which abnormally high amounts of ketone bodies (a byproduct of the breakdown of cells) are…
- Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) An enzyme that helps dissolve clots. tPA is made by the cells lining blood vessels and has also been…
- APECED (autoimmune polyendocrinopathy) Laxative. Used both as a noun (an aperient is a laxative) and adjective (prunes are an aperient fruit). From…
- Ichthyosis Dry, rectangular scales on the skin. Like fish scales. From the Greek 'ichthys' meaning fish. Ichthyosis is…
- Immunization, Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) Immunization designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria…
- Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue cohosh