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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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MORIA

is an obsessive desire to make joke of situations, even when the joke maybe inappropriate.

MORITA THERAPY

was a therapy for Siiinkeishitsu which was initially introduced in Japan in the 20th century by Shoma Morita. There are…

MORNING ERECTION

typically occurs during the last stage of REM sleep which results in the complete erection of a males penis.

MORNING SICKNESS

is the feeling and experience of nausea and vomiting experience by a majority of women during their first few months…

MORNING-AFTER PILL

otherwise known as postcoital, or emergency oral contraception the morning after pill contains two doses of progestin (or a combination…

MORNING-GLORY SEEDS

were used notably throughout the 16th century in Mexico as hallucinogens which has psychoactive agents.

MORO REFLEX

otherwise known as the Moro Response, first reported by Ernst Moro (1874 - 1951) it is the reflex action of…

MORPHEME

is a unit of meaning, in the analysis of linguistics which cannot be analysed or broken up into any smaller…

MORPHINE

is the primary ingredient in opium and was first synthesized in 1806. Morphine is widely used as an analgesic and…

MORPHO- (MORPH-)

defines form, or structure.

MORPHOGENESIS

is the process of the development of form and structure in an organism.

MORPHOLOGICAL INDEX

is an index which describes a particular body build based on body proportions.

MORPHOLOGY

in the context of biology is the branch of primarily classification orientated biology which focusses on the forms and structures…

MORPHOPHILIA

describes a sexual interest in a partner who's body characteristics differ greatly from ones own.

MORPHOPHONEME

is a unit which represents a set of phonemes which constitute the allomorphs of a single morpheme.

MORPHOPHONEMICS

has special interest in the use of different allomorphs of the same morpheme in different phonological contexts, otherwise analysing the…

MORRIS WATER MAZE

first devised by Richard G. Morris, a British neuroscientist, in 1981 where animals are places in water which contains a…

MORSICATIO BUCCARUM

is the habitual biting and sometimes perforating the inside of ones cheek.

MORSICATIO LABIORUM LIP EROTICISM

is the umbrella term to describe the use of lips as a means of obtaining sexual arousal or satisfaction.

MORT DOUCE

literally translated means a sweet death, otherwise considered as a peaceful death in which all tensions are released in a…