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Pavlovian conditioning
The Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1848-1936) conditioned dogs to respond in what proved to be a predictable manner, for example, by first ringing a bell before feeding them and then simply ringing the bell upon which stimulus…
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- Xanthopsia A form of chromatopsia, a visual defect in which objects appear as if they have been overpainted with an…
- Syndrome, Gustavson A disorder first reported in 1999 by Gustavson and colleagues as a new X-linked mental retardation syndrome…
- Zidovudine triphosphate The active form of zidovudine which is also known as AZT. See: AZT
- Heart, right The heart is composed functionally of two hearts - the right heart and the left heart. The right heart…
- Valsalva, Antonio Maria Italian anatomist and pathologist, physician and surgeon (1666-1723), perhaps best known for the Valsalva…
- Corpus luteum cyst This type of functional ovarian cyst occurs after an egg has been released from a follicle. After this…
- Mediastinum The area between the lungs. The organs in this area include the heart and its large veins and arteries, the…
- Association, VATER See: VATER association
- Clitoral Pertaining to the clitoris, the small elongated erectile body in the female homologous with the penis in the…
- Schizoaffective disorder Schizoaffective disorder: A mood disorder that is coupled with some symptoms resembling those of…