ANTIMETABOLITE
n. a substance that has a molecular structure that is so similar to that of another natural substance required for…
ANTIMETROPIA
a condition in which one individual has an eye that is myopic (nearsighted) with the other eye being hyperopic (farsighted).
ANTINOCICEPTIVE
describes or relates to any unique factor that increases tolerance for, or reduces sensitivity to, a dangerous or harmful stimuli,…
ANTIPARKINSONIAN AGENTS
drugs that reduce the severity of early symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Symptoms include tremors, movement and gait abnormalities, and muscle…
ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOR
all forms of action by an organism, either reflexive or reactive that function to avoid predation. This behavior includes anti…
ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE
any means by which animals act to avoid predation. This can take the form of camouflage, changing colors, mimicry, or…
ANTIPREDATORY AGGRESSION
any type of attack behavior directed toward a potential predator in the aim of self-preservation. See animal aggression.
ANTIPSYCHIATRY
an international movement founded in the 1960s under the leadership of a conglomeration of experts: British psychiatrist Ronnie 1). Laing…
ANTIPSYCHOTICS
n. pharmacological agents used in the treatment of schizophrenia, mania, delirium, and other forms of thought disorder and uncontrolled behavioral…
ANTIPYRETICS
n. pharmacological drugs that help control fever or other forms raised body temperature. The drugs work by impacting the thermoregulatory…
ANTISOCIAL
denoting behavior that deliberately violates laws, norms, or customary social behaviors. In addition, these behaviors also violate other people's rights.…
ANTISOCIAL AGGRESSION
any deliberate and proactive act of aggression that has socially destructive and undesirable consequences for another person. Compare also prosocial…
ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR
aggressive, impulsive, and often violent actions that violate protective rules, conventions, and codes of a society - for example, laws.…
ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER
a personality disorder characterized by chronic engagement in antisocial behavior (not due to any other mental illness). This behavior pattern,…
ANTISPASMODIC DRUGS
drugs used in the treatment of muscle spasms. They usually work by relaxing the smooth muscles. Anticholinergic drugs, for example,…
ANTITHESIS
1. an idea, or proposition that is opposite to or contradicts another proposition or idea. 2. in philosophy, this term…
ANTITUSSIVES
n. Medicines or drugs that suppress coughing by interacting with the cough-control center in the medulla oblongata. The cough center…
ANTIVIRAL DRUGS
substances that interfere with or corrupt the normal functioning of viruses. These substances may act by blocking host-cell enzyme systems,…