BASILAR MEMBRANE
n. structurally, refers to a layer in the inner ear which separates the two fluid-filled tubes of the cochlea. Mechanically,…
BASKET CELL
n. any of a number of neurons located in the cerebellum. So-named because their axons terminate to form a basket-like…
BASKET ENDINGS
n. free nerve endings which surround the base of hair follices. Forming a basket array, they synapse with sensory receptors…
BASKING IN REFLECTED GLORY (BIRG-ING)
n. in social psychology, refers to the tendency to associate one's self with the success attained by others as though…
BATESIAN MIMICRY
n. in evolutionary biology, refers to the act of resembling a more toxic species in order for harmless ones to…
BATH THERAPY
n. a therapeutic form of medical treatment which makes use of water, specifically hot or cold water, sea water, bath…
BATHYESTHESIA
n. the sensation of pain or pressure along the deeper, subcutaneous tissues, particularly along muscles and joints. Synonymous with bathesthesia.…
BATSON V KENTUCKY
n. a 1986 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the practice of dismissing jurors without valid cause…
BATTERED WOMEN
n. women who are physically beaten and abused by their legal spouse or domestic partner. Considered an act of violence…
BATTERED-CHILD SYNDROME
n. a combination of physical injuries and post traumatic conditions in a child as a result of repeated, intentional physical…
BATTERED-WOMAN SYNDROME (BWS)
n. a psychological condition which results from severe and repeated acts of domestic violence. Not all battered women suffer from…
BATTERING MEN'S EXCUSES
n. excuses which try to rationalize why men beat their women. Most men who physically abuse their wives or domestic…
BATTLE INOCULATION
n. realistic training which inoculates soldiers on the stresses of combat and other war-time operations. In the process, they learn…
BATTLE OF THE EXPERTS
n. a legal battle wherein two opposing sides present their expert witnesses for or against the case. Since the testimonies…
BATTLE SHOCK
n. a combat stress reaction wherein a soldier is unable to engage in further military combat. Due to the trauma…
BATTLEFIELD RECOVERY TASKS
n. high-stress tasks wherein the mission is to recover bodies, to identify their names, and to bury the dead. Those…
BATTLEGARRISON DIMENSIONS
n. the dimensions of a mission when viewed as to risk (low to high) and as to type (routine to…
BAYES' THEOREM
n. a formula which correlates the two conditional probabilities, one an antecedent and the other an observed event. Based on…