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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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TRICHROMATISM

noun. Commonplace color vision: the ability to differentiate the three primary color systems of light-dark, blue-yellow, and red-green.

TRICHROMATIC THEORY

one of many ideas of the physiological premise of color vision based upon proof from experiments on color mixture wherein

TRICHOMEGALY-RETINAL DEGENERATION SYNDROME

a rare disorder characterized by uncommonly short height, lengthy eyelashes and eyebrows, and poor sight because of retinal pigment degeneration.

TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

a type of unilateral facial neuralgia consisting of the trigeminal nerve, marked by paroxysms of severe and/or debilitating pain.

TRIER OF FACT

the individual or party within a court of law who listens to the evidence presented and determines the outcome of

TRIGRAM

noun. any three-letter mixture.

TRIHEXYPHENIDYL

noun. an anticholinergic drug utilized for the remediation of drug-induced Parkinsonian symptoms, like those generated with utilization of traditional antipsychotics,

TRI-MEAN

noun. a gauge of central tendency calculated as the median's and the upper and lower hinges of the distribution of

TRIIODOTHYRONINE (T3)

a hormone consisting of iodine which, combined with thyroxine, controls metabolic activity.

TRIMMING

noun. the excluding of a fixed percentage of cases at both ends of a distribution prior to computing a statistic

TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT

a contiguous repeating of the same three nucleotides inside a nucleic acid. The occurrence of extra trinucleotide repetitions in specific

TRIPARTITE THEORY OF ATTITUDES

a theory of attitude structure postulating which an outlook is based upon or contains affective, mental, and behavioral elements.

TRIMESTER

noun. any of the three nearly 3-month periods into which a pregnancy is broken into.

TRIBADE

noun. a woman who reaches carnal satisfaction by rubbing her genitals against the genitals of another woman. This act is

TRITANOPIA

a fairly uncommon type of color blindness wherein there is some loss of luminosity within the blue part of the

TROCHLEAR NERVE

the fourth cranial nerve, that consists of motor fibers providing the eyeball's superior oblique muscle.

TRISOMY

noun. a condition wherein a homologous couple of chromosomes is accompanied by an extra matching chromosome inside each cell nucleus.

TROPHIC

adjective. 1. depicting or correlating to activities involved with nourishment, or the consuming of food and metabolism of nutrients. 2.

TROILISM

carnal activity where three people are engaged. A troilist is an individual who, in such a union, likes being involved

TROPOSMIA

noun. a distorted scent perception in the existence of a scent.